Berean Standard Bible

Jonah 4

1Jonah, howeverיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124,was greatlyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419displeasedוַיֵּ֥רַע אֶל־ רָעָ֣הvai.Ye.ra' 'el- ra.'AhH7489 H413 H7451,and he became angryוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

2So he prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Oאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,is thisזֶ֣הzehH2088notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808what I saidדְבָרִ֗יde.va.RiH1697whileעַד־'ad-H5704I wasהֱיוֹתִי֙he.yo.TiH1961still inעַל־'al-H5921my own countryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127?This is whyעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I was so quickקִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.tiH6923to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272toward Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659.I knewכִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּיki ya.Da'.tiH3045 H3588thatכִּ֤יkiH3588Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859area graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֔וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617—One who relentsוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162fromעַל־'al-H5921sending disasterהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

3And nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853takeקַח־kach-H3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,forכִּ֛יkiH3588it is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃ סme.chai.YaiH2416.”

4But the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Have youany rightהַהֵיטֵ֖בha.hei.TevH3190to be angryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734?”

5Then Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and sat downוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427eastמִן־min-H4480of itמִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעִ֑ירmi.Ke.dem la.'IrH6924 H5892, whereשָׁ֜םshamH8033he madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213himselfa shelterסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521and satוַיֵּ֤שֶׁב תַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙vai.Ye.shev tach.Tei.haH3427 H8478in its shadeבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738toעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834seeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100would happenיִּהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961to the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

6So the LORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487a vineקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021,and it grew upוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927to provideלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961shadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921Jonah’sלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124עַל־'al-H5921headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218to easeלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hisdiscomfortמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451,and Jonahיוֹנָ֛ה עַל־yo.Nah 'al-H3124 H5921was greatlyשִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃sim.Chah ge.do.LahH8057 H1419pleasedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055with the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.

7When dawnהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837cameבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the next dayלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a wormתּוֹלַ֔עַתto.La.'atH8438that attackedוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021so that it witheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.

8וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961As the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121was risingכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224,Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a scorchingחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307,and the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beat downוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221onעַל־'al-H5921Jonah’sיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218so that he grew faintוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968נַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315and wishedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃me.chai.YaiH2416.”

9Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־'E.lo.Him 'el-H430 H413askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, “Have youany rightהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190to be angryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?” “I doהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190,”he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I am angryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734enough toעַד־'ad-H5704dieמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194!”

10But the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859caredחַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.taH2347aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.YonH7021,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834you neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808tendedעָמַ֥לְתָּ'a.Mal.taH5998norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808made growגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.ToH1431.It sprang upהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961in a nightשֶׁבִּן־ לַ֥יְלָהshe.bin- Lay.lahH1121 H3915and perishedאָבָֽד׃'a.VadH6in a nightוּבִן־ לַ֥יְלָהu.vin- Lay.lahH1121 H3915.

11So should Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589notלֹ֣אlo'H3808careאָח֔וּס'a.ChusH2347aboutעַל־'al-H5921the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892of Ninevehנִינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426more thanהַרְבֵּה֩har.BehH7235120,000מִֽשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה רִבּ֜וֹmish.teim- 'es.Reh ri.BoH8147 H6240 H7239peopleאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808tellיָדַע֙ בֵּין־ya.Da' bein-H3045 H996their right handיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225from their leftלִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹlis.mo.LoH8040,and manyרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227cattle as wellוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.ve.he.MahH929?”

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