Jonah 4:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 So now, Lord, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”(A) 4 But the Lord asked, “Are you right to be angry?”[a]
5 Jonah then left the city for a place to the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited[b] under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 4:4 The Lord’s question is as unexpected as it is pithy. It is also a mysterious reply to Jonah’s wish to die; perhaps it serves to invite Jonah to think over his situation. However, it goes unanswered, and the request and reply will be repeated in vv. 8–9.
- 4:5 Waited: Jonah still hopes his threat of doom will be fulfilled.
Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.