“... The lexical parallels in the Hebrew text are not particularly obvious, but in the Greek texts, the use of ἡ κραυγή, a verb of ascension, and the phrase πρός με in combination are noteworthy, particularly as we remember that ἡ κραυγή is added in the Septuagint version of Jonah. This parallel is further defined through the use of καταστρέφειν to render forms of הפך in both Genesis (19:21, 25, 29) and Jonah (3:4). Nineveh is in as much danger and for the same reasons as Sodom and Gomorrah. Destruction is certain without intervention. The refusal of Jonah to intervene on behalf of Nineveh may be contrasted with the efforts of Abraham to preserve Sodom and Gomorrah. ...”