Jonah 1:1-3

New International Version - UK

Jonah flees from the Lord

1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ² ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’

³ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.