[1] Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, [2] Arise, to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before [3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.