Jon 4:2 | JFB | STEP | 2. 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, &c.-- Jonah here has before his mind ; as Joel ( ) in his turn quotes from Jonah.

‏ Jonah 4:2

2. 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, &c.--Jonah here has before his mind Ex 34:6; as Joel (Joe 2:13) in his turn quotes from Jonah.