He claimed that he knew all along that Jehovah would not bring calamity on Nineveh, even using that as an excuse for his running away to Tarshish in the first place.
Joona arvates oleks ta võinud jääda koju, kuna teadis algusest peale, et Jehoova ei hävita nagunii Niinive elanikke, ning tõi selle koguni põhjuseks, miks ta alguses Tarsisesse tahtis põgeneda.