# The word of Yahweh came

This is an idiom that means Yahweh spoke. See how you translated this in [Jonah 1:1](../01/01.md). AT: "Yahweh spoke his message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the word of Yahweh

Here "word" represents Yahweh's message. AT: "the message of Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city

"Go to the important city of Nineveh"

# Get up

This refers to leaving the place one is at. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# proclaim to it the message that I command you to give

"tell the people what I tell you to tell them"

# So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of Yahweh

"This time Jonah obeyed Yahweh and went to Nineveh"

# So Jonah got up

"So Jonah left the beach." "got up" refers to leaving the place Jonah was at. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Now

This word is used here to mark a change from the story to information about Nineveh.

# one of three days' journey

"a city of three days' journey." A person had to walk for three days to completely go through it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nineveh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proclaim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]