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Jona 4
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Jona 4
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De wonderboom
4 Maar Jona vond dat helemaal verkeerd. Hij was er woedend over. 2 Hij zei tegen de Heer: "Heer, daar was ik al bang voor toen ik nog in mijn eigen land was! Daarom was ik ook naar Tarsis gevlucht. Want ik wist wel dat U een goed en liefdevol God bent. Ik wist wel dat U geduldig bent en medelijden heeft met mensen en dat U goed voor hen wil zijn. Ik weet dat U liever niet straft. 3 Heer, laat me dan nu maar sterven, want het leven hoeft voor mij niet meer." 4 Maar de Heer vroeg hem: "Heb je gelijk dat je zo boos bent?"
5 Jona zat buiten de stad, aan de oostkant. Hij had een afdakje gemaakt tegen de zon. Daar was hij onder gaan zitten, om rustig te kijken wat er met de stad gebeurde. 6 Toen liet de Heer een wonderboom bij het afdakje groeien, zodat Jona in de schaduw van de boom kon zitten. Zo zou Jona niet zo'n last hebben van de hitte. Jona was inderdaad erg blij met de wonderboom. 7 Maar de volgende ochtend, toen het net dag begon te worden, stuurde God een worm naar de boom. De worm knaagde aan de boom, zodat de boom dood ging. 8 Toen de zon opkwam, liet God een hete woestijnwind opsteken. De zon was heet en brandde op het hoofd van Jona. Hij kreeg het zó warm, dat hij uitgeput van hitte en dorst op de grond ging liggen en wenste dat hij dood was.
9 Toen vroeg God aan Jona: "Heb je gelijk dat je zo kwaad bent dat de wonderboom dood is?" "Ja, natuurlijk mag ik daar kwaad over zijn! Ik ben woedend!'' 10 De Heer zei tegen Jona: "Jij treurt over de dood van deze boom. Het was een boom waar je niets voor hebt hoeven doen. Jij hebt hem niet laten groeien. Hij is in maar één nacht ontstaan en in één nacht weer doodgegaan. Jij wilde dat deze boom was blijven leven. 11 Zou Ik dan niet treuren over de verwoesting van die grote stad Ninevé? Er wonen meer dan 120.000 mensen. Mensen die het verschil tussen goed en kwaad niet weten. Bovendien nog heel veel onschuldige dieren. Ik wilde liever dat al die mensen en dieren blijven leven."
Jonah 4
New King James Version
Jonah 4
New King James Version
Jonah’s Anger and God’s Kindness
4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 2 So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I (A)fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a (B)gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. 3 (C)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for (D)it is better for me to die than to live!”
4 Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat 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. 6 And the Lord God prepared a [a]plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah [b]was very grateful for the plant. 7 But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered. 8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, (E)“It is better for me to die than to live.”
9 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!”
10 But the Lord said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which [c]came up in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should I not pity Nineveh, (F)that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons (G)who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?”
Footnotes
- Jonah 4:6 Heb. kikayon, exact identity unknown
- Jonah 4:6 Lit. rejoiced with great joy
- Jonah 4:10 Lit. was a son of a night
Jonah 4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Jonah 4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
4 And Jonas was exceedingly troubled, and was angry:
2 And he prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, is not this what I said, when I was yet in my own country? therefore I went before to flee into Tharsis: for I know that thou art a gracious and merciful God, patient, and of much compassion, and easy to forgive evil.
3 And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live.
4 And the Lord said: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry?
5 Then Jonas went out of the city, and sat toward the east side of the city: and he made himself a booth there, and he sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would befall the city.
6 And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, and to cover him (for he was fatigued): and Jonas was exceeding glad of the ivy.
7 But God prepared a worm, when the morning arose on the following day: and it struck the ivy and it withered.
8 And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded a hot and burning wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Jonas, and he broiled with the heat: and he desired for his soul that he might die, and said: It is better for me to die than to live.
9 And the Lord said to Jonas: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry, for the ivy? And he said: I am angry with reason even unto death.
10 And the Lord said: Thou art grieved for the ivy, for which thou hast not laboured, nor made it to grow, which in one night came up, and in one night perished.
11 And shall not I spare Ninive, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that know not how to distinguish between their right hand and their left, and many beasts?
Jonah 4
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Jonah 4
New International Version
Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion
4 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.(A) 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(B) that you are a gracious(C) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(D) a God who relents(E) from sending calamity.(F) 3 Now, Lord, take away my life,(G) for it is better for me to die(H) than to live.”(I)
4 But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”(J)
5 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God provided(K) a leafy plant[a] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.(L) 8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die,(M) and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”(N)
“It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”
10 But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 And should I not have concern(O) for the great city of Nineveh,(P) in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”
Footnotes
- Jonah 4:6 The precise identification of this plant is uncertain; also in verses 7, 9 and 10.
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