## Yahweh ##

This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the note on the Important Term page concerning how to translate this.

## Amittai ##

This is the name of Jonah's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city ##

"Go to the important city of Nineveh"​

## speak out against it ##

"warn the people" (UDB)

## their wickedness has risen up before me ##

"I know they have been continually sinning"

## got up to run away from the presence of Yahweh ##

"ran away from Yahweh"

## and go to Tarshish ##

"and to go to Tarshish" or "and went to Tarshish." The fact that Tarshish was in not in the same direction as Nineveh can be made explicit: "and went in the wrong direction toward Tarshish" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## He went down to Joppa ##

"Jonah went to Joppa"

## ship ##

This is like a truck that floats on water.

## So he paid the fare ##

"There Jonah paid for the trip"

## and boarded the ship ##

"and got on the ship"

## with them ##

The word "them" refers to the others who were going on the ship.