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World English Bible

Jonah 4 (WEBP)

[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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King James w/Strong’s #s

Jonah 4 (KJVS)

[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 ?

Young’s Literal Translation

Jonah 4 (YLT)

[1] And it is grievous unto Jonah-a great evil-and he is displeased at it;
[2] and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and he saith, ‘I pray Thee, O Jehovah, is not this my word while I was in mine own land-therefore I was beforehand to flee to Tarshish-that I have known that Thou art a God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, and repenting of evil?
[3] And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better is my death than my life.’
[4] And Jehovah saith, ‘Is doing good displeasing to thee?’
[5] And Jonah goeth forth from the city, and sitteth on the east of the city, and maketh to himself there a booth, and sitteth under it in the shade, till that he seeth what is in the city.
[6] And Jehovah God appointeth a gourd, and causeth it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd with great joy.
[7] And God appointeth a worm at the going up of the dawn on the morrow, and it smiteth the gourd, and it drieth up.
[8] And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, ‘Better is my death than my life.’
[9] And God saith unto Jonah: ‘Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?’ and he saith, ‘To do good is displeasing to me-unto death.’
[10] And Jehovah saith, ‘Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou didst not labour, neither didst thou nourish it, which a son of a night was, and a son of a night perished,
[11] and I-have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left-and much cattle!’