“ Am I a God who is only near”— this is the Lord’s declaration—“ and not a God who is far away?Can a man hide himself in secret places where I cannot see him?”— the Lord’s declaration.“ Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?”— the Lord’s declaration.
However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the Lord’s presence.
Then the men were even more afraid and said to him,“ What is this you’ve done?” The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence, because he had told them.
Then Peter said to her,“ Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
