KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But Jonah got up and literally ran in the opposite direction. God told him to go one way, so he went to the harbor, found a ship heading as far away as possible, bought a ticket, and sailed off trying to escape from God.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jonah really thought he could outrun the creator of the universe by buying a boat ticket.
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