Jonah 4

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Hebrew

1	לֽוֹ
2
3
4	לָֽךְ
5	ל֨וֹ
6	ל֖וֹ
7
8
9	לְךָ֖ לִ֖י
10	בּ֖וֹ
11	בָּ֡הּ

ESV

1	But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
2	And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.
3	Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.“
4	And the LORD said, “Do you do well to be angry?”
5	Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.
6	Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.
7	But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.
8	When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
9	But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”
10	And the LORD said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night.
11	And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?“

NIV

1	But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.
2	He prayed to the LORD, “O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.
3	Now, O LORD, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.“
4	But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”
5	Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.
6	Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine.
7	But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered.
8	When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
9	But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?I do,” he said. “I am angry enough to die.”
10	But the LORD said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight.
11	But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?“

NLT

1	This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry.
2	So he complained to the LORD about it: “Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.
3	Just kill me now, LORD! I'd rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.“
4	The LORD replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?”
5	Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city.
6	And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah's head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.
7	But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away.
8	And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.
9	Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?” “Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”
10	Then the LORD said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly.
11	But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn't I feel sorry for such a great city?“

LXX

1	Ιωνας
2	εἶπεν Θαρσις ἔγνων μακρόθυμος πολυέλεος
3
4	εἶπεν Ιωναν
5	Ιωνας
6	κολοκύνθῃ Ιωνα σκιάζειν Ιωνας κολοκύνθῃ
7	ἑωθινῇ κολόκυνθαν ἀπεξηράνθη
8	ἐγένετο ἀνατεῖλαι συγκαίοντι Ιωνα ὠλιγοψύχησεν ἀπελέγετο εἶπεν
9	εἶπεν Ιωναν κολοκύνθῃ εἶπεν
10	εἶπεν κολοκύνθης ἐγενήθη ἀπώλετο
11	Νινευη ἔγνωσαν

KJV

1	But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2	And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3	Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4	Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
5	So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
6	And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
7	But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
8	And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
9	And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
10	Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
11	And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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