Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
my saying—my thought, or feeling.
fled before—I anticipated by fleeing, the disappointment of my design through Thy long-suffering mercy.
gracious . . . and merciful, etc.—Jonah here has before his mind Exodus 34:6; as Joel (Joel 2:13) in his turn quotes from Jonah.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jonah 4:2:
Jonah 1:3
Jonah 4:1
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