God spoke to Jonah, the son of Amittai. “Go to the great city of Nineveh,” he said. “Tell the people that I have seen the evil things they do. Speak against their actions.”

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Jonah and the Whale
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
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Jonah runs away to Tarshish
But Jonah tried to run away from God. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid for the trip and got on the ship to sail there with the crew.
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