What does Jonah 1:2 mean?

Jonah 1:2 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Jonah 1:2 today?

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Jonah 1:2 Meaning

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Context Explained

1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

3But 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.

4But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Key Themes

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Source: Jonah 1:2