^{1 Ref} But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.

^{2 Ref} And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.

^{3 Ref} So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

^{4 Ref} And the Lord said, Have you any right to be angry?

^{5 Ref} Then Jonah went out of the town, and took his seat on the east side of the town and made himself a roof of branches and took his seat under its shade till he saw what would become of the town.

^{6 Ref} And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

^{7 Ref} But early on the morning after, God made ready a worm for the destruction of the vine, and it became dry and dead.

^{8 Ref} Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

^{9 Ref} And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.

¹⁰ And the Lord said, You had pity on the vine, for which you did no work and for the growth of which you were not responsible; which came up in a night and came to an end in a night;

^{11 Ref} And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?

^{1 Ref} And it is grievous unto Jonah -- a great evil -- and he is displeased at it;

^{2 Ref} 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 Ref} And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better `is' my death than my life.'

^{4 Ref} And Jehovah saith, `Is doing good displeasing to thee?'

^{5 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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!'

^{1 Ref} But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

^{2 Ref} 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 repent of the evil.

^{3 Ref} Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."

^{4 Ref} Yahweh said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"

^{5 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that it withered.

^{8 Ref} It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."

^{9 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 much cattle?"