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Jonah 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jonah 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jonah’s Anger
4 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.(A) 2 He prayed to the Lord:(B) “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place.(C) I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God,(D) slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.(E) 3 And now, Lord, please take my life from me,(F) for it is better for me to die than to live.”(G)
4 The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
5 Jonah left the city and sat down east of it.(H) He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God appointed a plant,[a] and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort.[b] Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant. 7 When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.(I)
8 As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind.(J) The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s head(K) that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”(L)
9 Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”
“Yes,” he replied. “It is right. I’m angry enough to die!”
10 So the Lord said, “You cared about the plant, which you did not labor over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night. 11 Should I not care about the great city of Nineveh,(M) which has more than 120,000 people[c] who cannot distinguish between their right and their left,(N) as well as many animals?”(O)
Footnotes
- Jonah 4:6 A castor-oil plant or a climbing gourd
- Jonah 4:6 Lit to deliver him from his evil
- Jonah 4:11 Or men
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
New International Version
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.
Giona 4
La Nuova Diodati
Giona 4
La Nuova Diodati
4 Ma questo dispiacque molto a Giona, che si adirò.
2 Cosí egli pregò l'Eterno, dicendo: «Deh, o Eterno, non era forse questo che dicevo quand'ero ancora nel mio paese? Per questo sono fuggito in precedenza a Tarshish, perché sapevo che sei un Dio misericordioso e pieno di compassione lento all'ira e di gran benignità, e che ti penti del male minacciato.
3 Or dunque, o Eterno, ti prego, toglimi la vita, perché per me è meglio morire che vivere».
4 Ma l'Eterno gli disse: «Ti pare giusto adirarti così?».
5 Allora Giona uscí dalla città e si mise a sedere a est della città, là si fece una capanna e vi sedette sotto, all'ombra, per poter vedere ciò che sarebbe successo alla città.
6 Allora l'Eterno Dio preparò una pianta che crebbe al di sopra di Giona per fare ombra al suo capo e liberarlo del suo male; e Giona provò una grandissima gioia per quella pianta.
7 Allo spuntar dell'alba del giorno seguente DIO preparò un verme che colpí la pianta, e questa si seccò.
8 Quando si levò il sole DIO procurò un afoso vento orientale, e il sole picchiò sul capo di Giona, che si sentí venir meno e chiese di morire, dicendo: «Per me è meglio morire che vivere».
9 DIO disse a Giona: «Ti pare giusto adirarti cosí per la pianta?». Egli rispose: «Sí, è giusto per me adirarmi fino alla morte».
10 Ma l'Eterno disse: «Tu hai avuto compassione per la pianta per cui non hai faticato né hai fatto crescere, e che in una notte è cresciuta e in una notte è perita.
11 E non dovrei io aver compassione di Ninive, la grande città, nella quale ci sono centoventimila persone che non sanno distinguere la loro destra dalla loro sinistra, e una grande quantità di bestiame?».
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