Jonah

Jonah 4:1–2

1Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.a 2So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion — One who relents from sending disaster.

Footnotes

  • a 4:1 Or It was exceedingly evil to Jonah, and he became angry

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Jonah 4:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyō·w·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3124 Jonah
howeverיוֹנָ֖הyō·w·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3124 Jonah
was greatlyגְדוֹלָ֑הḡə·ḏō·w·lāhAdjective - feminine singularH1419 great
displeasedוַיֵּ֥רַעway·yê·ra‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7489 be evil, bad
and he became angryוַיִּ֖חַרway·yi·ḥarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled

Jonah 4:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לway·yiṯ·pal·lêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6419 intervene, interpose
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
sayingוַיֹּאמַ֗רway·yō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Oאָנָּ֤ה’ān·nāhInterjectionH577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee!
LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is thisזֶ֣הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
notהֲלוֹא־hă·lō·w-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
what I saidדְבָרִ֗יḏə·ḇā·rîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1697 speech, word
whileעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I wasהֱיוֹתִי֙hĕ·yō·w·ṯîVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
still inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
my own countryאַדְמָתִ֔י’aḏ·mā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH127 ground, land
This is whyעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
I was so quickקִדַּ֖מְתִּיqid·dam·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH6923 come or be in front, meet
to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliḇ·rō·aḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1272 go through, flee
toward Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar·šî·šāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH8659 Tarshish
I knewיָדַ֗עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
a graciousחַנּ֣וּןḥan·nūnAdjective - masculine singularH2587 gracious
and compassionateוְרַח֔וּםwə·ra·ḥūmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH7349 compassionate
Godאֵֽל־’êl-Noun - masculine singularH410 god
slowאֶ֤רֶךְ’e·reḵAdjective - masculine singular constructH750 long
to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙’ap·pa·yimNoun - mdH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
aboundingוְרַב־wə·raḇ-Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular constructH7227 much, many, great
in loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדḥe·seḏNoun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
One who relentsוְנִחָ֖םwə·ni·ḥāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH5162 be sorry, console
fromעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
sending disasterהָרָעָֽה׃hā·rā·‘āhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil

Cross-references

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Jonah 4:1 Luke 15:28 · Jonah 4:9 · Matthew 20:15 · Jonah 4:4

Jonah 4:2 Psalm 86:15 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Numbers 14:18–19 · Joel 2:13–14 · Psalm 145:8 · Psalm 86:5 · Micah 7:18 · Jeremiah 18:8 · Exodus 32:14 · Psalm 78:38 · Hosea 11:8–9 · Amos 7:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.