The Biblical Era · c. 780 BCE
Sefer Yona: With Ibn Balʿam, Ibn Ezra, and RaDaQ
The Da’at Tanakh Series
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About This Edition
- Hebrew and English
- Edited by Ophir Ospovat. Translation reviewed by Simon Montagu.
Why did Jonah run away?
Sefer Yona tells the story of the prophet himself. Jonah flees his mission to Nineveh; a storm rages, a great fish swallows him, and the city suddenly repents. The book ends with Jonah’s anger at God’s forgiveness and a lesson in compassion taught through a single, dying plant.
This volume of the Da'at Tanakh Series sets the Hebrew text beside a fresh English translation, with a blended commentary from Rabbi Yehuda ibn Balʿam, Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, and RaDaQ, and an essay by Rav Hai Gaon on why Jonah fled. It shows why we read Jonah at the climax of Yom Kippur, as strict judgement turns to mercy.
What Will I Gain from This Book?
The whole of Jonah in Hebrew and English with three great commentators beside you, and a clear answer to why we read it on Yom Kippur: God’s judgement giving way to mercy.
