Jonah 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:

Nearby Context

Jonah 1:1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:

Jonah 1:2 `Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it that their wickedness hath come up before Me.'

Jonah 1:3 And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and goeth down <FI>to<Fi> Joppa, and findeth a ship going <FI>to<Fi> Tarshish, and he giveth its fare, and goeth down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Rise go unto Nineveh the great city...", so "word" and "jehovah" 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 "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.