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And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

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The sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon at night.

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Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”

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19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.

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12 But the vine was uprooted in fury
    and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
    and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
    and was destroyed by fire.

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10 They will neither hunger nor thirst.
    The searing sun will not reach them anymore.
For the Lord in his mercy will lead them;
    he will lead them beside cool waters.

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16 They will never again be hungry or thirsty;
    they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.

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And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away.

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17 [a]Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17 Verse 1:17 is numbered 2:1 in Hebrew text.

But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.

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I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,
    for my punishment is from you.

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10 But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

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25 Then the king instructed Zadok to take the Ark of God back into the city. “If the Lord sees fit,” David said, “he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle[a] again. 26 But if he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 15:25 Hebrew and his dwelling place.

18 So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the Lord’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”

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Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said,

‘I will display my holiness
    through those who come near me.
I will display my glory
    before all the people.’”

And Aaron was silent.

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