And he prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster."
Jonah 4:2
See: Notes on Jonah by Thomas L. Constable
Publisher: Constable's Bible Study Notes
See Sermon: Should I Not Love that Great City? by Tim Keller
Publisher: Redeemer Presbyterian Church
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