But Ionah rose vp to flee into Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Iapho: and he founde a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, that he might go with them vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord.
Jonah 1:1 The worde of the Lord came also vnto Ionah the sonne of Amittai, saying,
Jonah 1:2 Arise, and goe to Nineueh, that great citie, and crye against it: for their wickednesse is come vp before mee.
Jonah 1:3 But Ionah rose vp to flee into Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Iapho: and he founde a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, that he might go with them vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord.
Jonah 1:4 But the Lord sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Jonah 1:5 Then the mariners were afraide, and cryed euery man vnto his God, and cast the wares that were in the ship, into the sea to lighten it of the: but Ionah was gone downe into the sides of the ship, and he lay downe, and was fast a sleepe.
The verse centers on "ionah", "rose", "flee", "tarshish", "presence", "lord", "went", and "downe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ionah" and "rose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Arise and goe to Nineueh that great..." into verse 4's "But the Lord sent out a great...", so "ionah" and "rose" belong inside that flow. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ionah" and "rose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.