Jonah’s Anger at the LORD’s Compassion 1 CPDV And Jonah was afflicted with a great affliction, and he was angry. BSB BSB: Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
2 CPDV And he prayed to the Lord, and he said, “I beg you, Lord, was this not my word, when I was still in my own land? Because of this, I knew beforehand to flee into Tarshish. For I know that you are a lenient and merciful God, patient and great in compassion, and forgiving despite ill will. BSB BSB: So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
3 CPDV And now, Lord, I ask you to take my life from me. For it is better for me to die than to live.” BSB BSB: And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
4 CPDV And the Lord said, “Do you really think you are right to be angry?” BSB BSB: But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”
5 CPDV And Jonah went out of the city, and he sat opposite the east of the city. And he made himself a shelter there, and he was sitting under it in the shadow, until he might see what would befall the city. BSB BSB: Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
7 CPDV And God prepared a worm, when dawn approached on the next day, and it struck the ivy, and it dried up. BSB BSB: When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
8 CPDV And when the sun had risen, the Lord ordered a hot and burning wind. And the sun beat down on the head of Jonah, and he burned. And he petitioned for his soul that he might die, and he said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” BSB BSB: As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
9 CPDV And the Lord said to Jonah, “Do you really think that you are right to be angry because of the ivy?” And he said, “I am right to be angry even unto death.” BSB BSB: Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”