Jonah

Jonah 4:1–4

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. 3And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

4But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”

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

Jonah 4:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And nowוְעַתָּ֣הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
pleaseנָ֥אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
takeקַח־qaḥ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
forכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
it is betterט֥וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for me to dieמוֹתִ֖יmō·w·ṯîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH4194 death
than to liveמֵחַיָּֽי׃סmê·ḥay·yāyPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH2416 alive, living

Jonah 4:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Have youלָֽךְ׃lāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
any rightהַהֵיטֵ֖בha·hê·ṭêḇVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
to be angryחָ֥רָהḥā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2734 burn, be kindled

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Jonah 4:3 1 Kings 19:4 · Ecclesiastes 7:1 · Numbers 11:15 · Jeremiah 20:14–18 · Numbers 20:3 · Jonah 4:8 · Job 7:15–16 · Philippians 1:21–25 · Job 6:8–9 · Job 3:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 9:15

Jonah 4:4 Matthew 20:15 · Jonah 4:9 · Psalm 106:32–33 · Micah 6:3 · James 1:19–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.