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NASB | Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? That is why I ran to Tarshish, because I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, and [when sinners turn to You] You revoke the [sentence of] disaster [against them]. [Ex 34:6] |
Subject: I and the Father are one, and One who |
Bible Note: Hi Ray, Well, I have to differ with you about what capitalization means in the Bible. If a noun or pronoun is capitalized, other than according to the standard rules of capitalization, it means that the translators of that particular version chose to use capitalization to express their understanding of what the text is saying. If capitalization is not used, it does not neccesarily mean that the translators did not think the word referred to God, but rather that the did not choose to express their understanding via capitalization. You wrote "The capitalization of "One" of course shows the word as speaking of the Deity." Capitalization does not show this word as speaking of Deity. Context shows it is speaking of Deity, because Jonah is speaking of God! This is true whether is is capitalized, not capitalized, or somewhere in between. I read Bible translations because I can't read the original languages. My purpose for reading a translation is to learn as much as possible the original Word God directed. Since the original languages did not use capitalization, capitalization is not a part of the Word of God, therefore I ignore capitalization in the Bible, and look to context and usage to understand what it is saying. Personally, I find the idea of God "losing His deity", well, frankly, it seems blasphemous. If I thought God could lose His deity, how would He even be God? God is eternal, holy, and righteous, and any concept I may have that would indicate that He could be any other way is flat out wrong. Love in Christ, MarK |
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