Jonah 1:1-3

The Lord spoke to Jonah the son of Amittai, telling him,

“Go immediately to the great city of Nineveh and condemn it because I have seen the wickedness of its people.”

But Jonah left and ran away to Tarshish to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board to sail to Tarshish in order to get away from the Lord.