“But it greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry,”
Jonah 4
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1Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
“But it displeased Jonah Exceedingly and he was very angry”
“but it displeased Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry”
“But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.”
“But it displeased Jonah exceedingly. And he was angry.”
“but it displeased Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry.”
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.
“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 into Tarshish, for I knew that Thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and of…”
“And he prayed unto the Lord and said, I pray thee, 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, and slow to anger, and of…”
“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…”
“And he prayed to the Lord and said, O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee the carcass. For I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in…”
“he prayed to the Lord and said, please, Lord, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore, in order to forestall this, I fled to Tarsus, for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow…”
“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 of Great…”
3And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live."
“Therefore now O Lord take I beseech thee my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live.”
“Therefore now, O Lord, take I beseech thee my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
“Therefore, now, O Lord, take I beseech thee my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
“Therefore now, O Lord, take I beseech thee my life from me for it is better for me to die than to live.”
“Therefore, now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
“Therefore now, oh 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?"
“Then the Lord said, is it right for you to be angry?”
“Then said the Lord doest thou well to be angry.”
“Then said the Lord doest thou well to be angry.”
“Then said the Lord, doest thou well to be angry.”
“Then said the Lord, doest thou well to be angry?”
“Then said the Lord, doest thou well to be angry?”
5Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
“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 he might see what would become of the city.”
“So Jonah went out of the city and Sat on the east side of the city and there made a booth for himself and sat under it in the shadow Till he might see what would become of the city.”
“Jonah went out from the city and sat east of it. There he made a shelter for himself and sat under it in the shade until he could see what would happen to the city.”
“So Jonah went out of the city. He's still mad. He went on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.”
6So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah's head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.
“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 exceedingly glad of the gourd.”
“so the Lord God appointed a plant, and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head and deliver him from his discomfort. And Jonah was extremely happy about the plant.”
“And the Lord prepared a gourd and made it to come up over Jonah that it might be shadowed over his head To deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.”
“And the Lord God prepared a gourd, made it to come up over Jonah that it might be a shadow over his head to deliver him from his grief. But Jonah was exceedingly glad of the gourd.”
7When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day and it smote the gourd that it withered”
“But God appointed a worm when dawn came the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered.”
“but God Prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day and it smote the gourd that it withered”
“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day and it smote the gourd that it withered.”
“But God appointed a worm when dawn came the next day and it attacked the plant and it withered.”
“God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day and it smoked the gourd that it withered.”
8As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, "It is better for me to die than to live."
“When the sun came up, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, death is better to me than life.”
“and It came to pass when the Sun did rise that God prepared a veminent 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.”
“and it came to pass when the Sun did rise that God prepared a vehement east wind and The Sun beat upon the head of Jonah that he fainted and Wished it himself to die and said it is better for me to die than to live.”
“And it happened when the sun arose that God prepared a terrible east wind, a violent east wind. And the sun beat on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself and said, it is better for me to die than to…”
“When the sun rose, God appointed a sultry east wind and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, It is better for me to die than to live.”
“And it came to pass when the sun did rise that God prepared a demon -eased wind and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah that he fainted and he wished in himself to die. And he said, it is better for me to die than to live.”
9Then God asked Jonah, "Have you any right to be angry about the plant?" "I do," he replied. "I am angry enough to die!"
“Then God said to Jonah, is it right for you to be angry about the plant? And he said, it is right for me to be angry, even to death.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Then God said to Jonah, do you have a good reason to be angry about the plant? And he said, I have good reason to be angry, even to death.”
“Then God said to Jonah, do you have good reason to be angry about the plant? And he said, I have good reason to be angry even to death.”
“And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry. Ever”
10But the LORD said, "You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.
“Then the Lord said, You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work, and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight.”
“then said the Lord, thou has had pity on the gourd for the which thou has not labored. Neither madest it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night.”
“Then the Lord said, you had compassion on the plant for which you did not work, which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight.”
“The Lord said, you've had pity on the plant for which you have not labored nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night.”
“Then said the Lord, thou hast had pity on the gourd for the which thou hast not labored. Neither made it grow which came up in a night and perished in a night.”
“But the Lord said, You have pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night.”
11So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?"
“Should I not have compassion on Nineveh? The great city in which there are more than 120 ,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right hand and their left hand, as well as many animals.”
“Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120 ,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals.”
“And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than 120 ,000 persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left and much livestock?”
“And should I not pity Nineveh? That great city in which are more than 120 ,000 persons, who cannot discern between their right hand and their left, and much livestock.”
“And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city wherein are more than six score thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left, and also much cattle?”
“And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city in which are more than 120 ,000 persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left and much livestock.”