Jonah 4:2

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And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

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Hebrew words

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּלvaiyitpaleland he prayedH6419אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559אָנָּה'anahI beg youH577יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068הֲלוֹא־halo'-¿ notH3808זֶהzeh[was] thisH2088דְבָרִיdevariword myH1697עַד־'ad-untilH5704הֱיוֹתִיheyotiwas IH1961עַל־'al-onH5921אַדְמָתִי'admatiown land myH127עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651קִדַּמְתִּיkidamtiI did [the] first timeH6923לִבְרֹחַlivroachto fleeH1272תַּרְשִׁישָׁהtarshishahTarshish towardsH8659כִּיkithatH3588יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knewH3045כִּיkithatH3588אַתָּה'atahyouH859אֵל־'el-[are] a GodH410חַנּוּןchanungraciousH2587וְרַחוּםverachumand compassionateH7349אֶרֶךְ'erekhlong ofH750אַפַּיִם'apayimanger<s>H639וְרַב־verav-and great ofH7227חֶסֶדchesedcovenant loyaltyH2617וְנִחָםvenichamand [who] relentsH5162עַל־'al-onH5921הָרָעָה׃hara'ah<the> evilH7451

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