Jonah 4

1Jonah, howeverH3124, was greatlyH1419 displeasedH7489H413H7451, and he became angryH2734.1 2So he prayedH6419 toH413 the LORDH3068, sayingH559, “OH577 LORDH3068, is thisH2088 notH3808 what I saidH1697 whileH5704 I wasH1961 still inH5921 my own countryH127? This is whyH5921H3651 I was so quickH6923 to fleeH1272 toward TarshishH8659. I knewH3045H3588 thatH3588 YouH859 are a graciousH2587 and compassionateH7349 GodH410, slowH750 to angerH639, aboundingH7227 in loving devotionH2617—One who relentsH5162 fromH5921 sending disasterH7451. 3And nowH6258, O LORDH3068, pleaseH4994 takeH3947 my lifeH5315 from meH4480, forH3588 it is betterH2896 for me to dieH4194 than to liveH2416.”

4But the LORDH3068 repliedH559, “Have you any rightH3190 to be angryH2734?”

5Then JonahH3124 leftH3318 the cityH5892 and sat downH3427 eastH4480 of itH6924H5892, where he madeH6213 himself a shelterH5521 and satH3427H8478 in its shadeH6738 toH5704 seeH7200 whatH4100 would happenH1961 to the cityH5892. 6So the LORDH3068 GodH430 appointedH4487 a vineH7021,2 and it grew upH5927 to provideH1961 shadeH6738 overH5921 Jonah’sH3124 headH7218 to easeH5337 his discomfortH7451, and JonahH3124H5921 was greatlyH8057H1419 pleasedH8055 with the plantH7021.

7When dawnH7837 cameH5927 the next dayH4283, GodH430 appointedH4487 a wormH8438 that attackedH5221 the plantH7021 so that it witheredH3001.

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As the sunH8121 was risingH2224, GodH430 appointedH4487 a scorchingH2759 eastH6921 windH7307, and the sunH8121 beat downH5221 onH5921 Jonah’sH3124 headH7218 so that he grew faintH5968 and wishedH7592 to dieH4191, sayingH559, “It is betterH2896 for me to dieH4194 than to liveH2416.”

9Then GodH430H413 askedH559 JonahH3124, “Have you any rightH3190 to be angryH2734 aboutH5921 the plantH7021?”

“I doH3190,” he repliedH559. “I am angryH2734 enough toH5704 dieH4194!”

10But the LORDH3068 saidH559, “YouH859 caredH2347 aboutH5921 the plantH7021, whichH834 you neitherH3808 tendedH5998 norH3808 made growH1431. It sprang upH1961 in a nightH1121H3915 and perishedH6 in a nightH1121H3915. 11So should IH589 notH3808 careH2347 aboutH5921 the greatH1419 cityH5892 of NinevehH5210, whichH834 hasH3426 more thanH7235 120,000H8147H6240H7239 peopleH120 whoH834 cannotH3808 tellH3045H996 their right handH3225 from their leftH8040, and manyH7227 cattle as wellH929?”