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[1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. [2] He prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm. [3] Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” [4] Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” [5] Then Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city. [6] Yahweh God prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine. [7] But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine so that it withered. [8] When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” [9] God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?”He said, “I am right to be angry, even to death.” [10] Yahweh said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night and perished in a night. [11] Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many animals?”
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The Prophet’s Education

[1] But it displeased H3415 (QalImpf) Jonah H3124 exceedingly, H1419 and he was very angry. H2734 (QalImpf) [2] And he prayed H6419 (HithImpf) unto the Lord, H3068 and said, H559 (QalImpf) I pray H577 thee, O Lord, H3068 was not this my saying, H1697 when I was yet in my country? H127 Therefore I fled H1272 (QalInf) before H6923 (PielPerf) unto Tarshish: H8659 for I knew H3045 (QalPerf) that thou art a gracious H2587 God, H410 and merciful, H7349 slow H750 to anger, H639 and of great H7227 kindness, H2617 and repentest H5162 (NiphPtc) thee of the evil. H7451 [3] Therefore now, O Lord, H3068 take, H3947 (QalImpv) I beseech thee, my life H5315 from me; for it is better H2896 for me to die H4194 than to live. H2416 [4] Then said H559 (QalImpf) the Lord, H3068 Doest thou well H3190 (HiphInf) to be angry? H2734 (QalPerf)§ [5] So Jonah H3124 went out H3318 (QalImpf) of the city, H5892 and sat H3427 (QalImpf) on the east side H6924 of the city, H5892 and there made H6213 (QalImpf) him a booth, H5521 and sat H3427 (QalImpf) under it in the shadow, H6738 till he might see H7200 (QalImpf) what would become of the city. H5892 [6] And the Lord H3068 God H430 prepared H4487 (PielImpf) a gourd, H7021§ and made it to come up H5927 (QalImpf) over Jonah, H3124 that it might be a shadow H6738 over his head, H7218 to deliver H5337 (HiphInf) him from his grief. H7451 So Jonah H3124 was exceeding H1419 glad H8055 (QalImpf)§ of the gourd. H7021 [7] But God H430 prepared H4487 (PielImpf) a worm H8438 when the morning H7837 rose H5927 (QalInf) the next day, H4283 and it smote H5221 (HiphImpf) the gourd H7021 that it withered. H3001 (QalImpf) [8] And it came to pass, when the sun H8121 did arise, H2224 (QalInf) that God H430 prepared H4487 (PielImpf) a vehement H2759§ east H6921 wind; H7307 and the sun H8121 beat H5221 (HiphImpf) upon the head H7218 of Jonah, H3124 that he fainted, H5968 (HithImpf) and wished H7592 (QalImpf) in himself H5315 to die, H4191 (QalInf) and said, H559 (QalImpf) It is better H2896 for me to die H4194 than to live. H2416 [9] And God H430 said H559 (QalImpf) to Jonah, H3124 Doest thou well H3190 (HiphInf) to be angry H2734 (QalPerf)§ for the gourd? H7021 And he said, H559 (QalImpf) I do well H3190 (HiphInf) to be angry, H2734 (QalPerf)§ even unto death. H4194 [10] Then said H559 (QalImpf) the Lord, H3068 Thou hast had pity H2347 (QalPerf)§ on the gourd, H7021 for the which thou hast not laboured, H5998 (QalPerf) neither madest it grow; H1431 (PielPerf) which came up in a night, H1121§ and perished H6 (QalPerf) in a night: H1121 [11] and should not I spare H2347 (QalImpf) Nineveh, H5210 that great H1419 city, H5892 wherein are H3426 more H7235 (HiphInf) than sixscore H8147 thousand H7239 persons H120 that cannot discern H3045 (QalPerf) between their right hand H3225 and their left hand; H8040 and also much H7227 cattle? H929

Footnotes

  1. § 4:4 Or, art thou greatly angry?
  2. § 4:6a Or, palmcrist. Heb. Kikajon
  3. § 4:6b Heb. rejoiced with great joy
  4. § 4:8 Or, silent
  5. § 4:9a Or, art thou greatly angry?
  6. § 4:9b Or, I am greatly angry
  7. § 4:10a Or, spared
  8. § 4:10b Heb. was the son of the night
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