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# Ah, Yahweh
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The word "Ah" expresses Jonah's feeling of frustration.
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# is this not just what I said when I was back in my own country?
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Jonah used this rhetorical question to show God how angry he was. Also, what Jonah said when he was back in his own country can be stated explicitly. AT: "When I was still in my own country I knew that if I warned the people of Nineveh, they would repent, and you would not destroy them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# I acted first and tried to flee to Tarshish
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Possible meanings are 1) "I tried to prevent this by fleeing to Tarshish" or 2) "I acted quickly and tried to flee to Tarshish" or 3) "I did all I could to flee to Tarshish."
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# abundant in faithfulness
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"very faithful" or "you love people very much"
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# you relent from sending disaster
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This means "you say that you will send disaster on sinners, but then you decide not to." AT: "you decide not to punish people who sin"
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# take my life from me
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Jonah's reason for wanting to die can be stated explicitly. AT: "since you will not destroy Nineveh as you said you would, please allow me to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# for it is better for me to die than to live
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"I would prefer to die than live" or "because I want to die. I do not want to live"