Jonah’s Anger
1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.
2 He prayed to theLord:“Please,Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place.I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God,slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.
3 And now,Lord, please take my life from me,for it is better for me to die than to live.”
4 TheLordasked, “Is it right for you to be angry? ”
5 Jonah left the city and sat down east of it.He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
6 Then theLordGod appointed a plant,and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort.Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.
7 When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.
8 As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind.The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s headthat he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”
9 Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant? ”
“Yes,” he replied. “It is right. I’m angry enough to die! ”
10 So theLordsaid, “You cared about the plant, which you did not labor over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night.
11 Should I not care about the great city of Nineveh,which has more than 120,000 peoplewho cannot distinguish between their right and their left,as well as many animals? ”
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