Jonah 3:1 (LSB)

Passage

Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Nearby Context

Jonah 3:1 Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Jonah 3:2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and call out to it this very call which I am going to speak to you.”

Jonah 3:3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "yahweh", "came", "jonah", "second", "time", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Arise go to Nineveh the great city...", so "word" and "yahweh" should be read forward into that movement. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.