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