Jonah 3:1 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Nearby Context

Jonah 3:1 Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,

Jonah 3:2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”

Jonah 3:3 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Arise go to Nineveh that great city...", so "yahweh" and "word" 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 "yahweh" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.