↵ Jonah 4 καὶ προσεύξατο πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ εἶπεν, Κύριε, οὐχ οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι μου, ἔτι ὄντος μου ἐν τῇ γῇ μου; διατοῦτο προέφθασα τοῦ φυγεῖν εἰς Θαρσὶς, διότι ἔγνων ὅτι σὺ ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος, καὶ μετανοῶν ἐπὶ ταῖς κακίαις.
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καὶ
and
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προσεύξατο
prayed
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πρὸς
to
toward
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Κύριον
Lord
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,
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καὶ
and
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εἶπεν
said
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,
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Κύριε
Lord
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,
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οὐχ
not
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οὗτοι
these
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οἱ
the
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λόγοι
words
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μου
my
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,
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ἔτι
still
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ὄντος
being
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μου
my
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ἐν
in
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τῇ
the
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γῇ
land
earth
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μου
my
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;
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διατοῦτο
therefore
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προέφθασα
i anticipated
i hastened
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τοῦ
of the
the
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φυγεῖν
to flee
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εἰς
into
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Θαρσὶς
Tarshish
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,
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διότι
because
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ἔγνων
i knew
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ὅτι
that
because
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σὺ
you
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ἐλεήμων
merciful
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καὶ
and
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οἰκτίρμων
compassionate
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,
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μακρόθυμος
patient
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καὶ
and
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πολυέλεος
abounding in mercy
abundant in mercy
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,
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καὶ
and
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μετανοῶν
repenting
relenting, regretting
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ἐπὶ
upon
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ταῖς
the
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κακίαις
evils
vices
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.
And he prayed to the Lord, and said, Lord, were not these my words, while I was still in my land? Therefore I hastened to flee to Tarshish, because I knew that you are merciful and compassionate, patient and abounding in mercy, and relenting upon evils.