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 American Standard Bible
Jonah’s Displeasure Rebuked
4 But it greatly displeased Jonah, and he became (A)angry. 2 Then he (B)prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was this not [a]what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I (C)fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a (D)gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster. 3 So now, Lord, please (E)take my [b]life from me, for death is (F)better to me than life.” 4 But the Lord said, “Do you have a good reason to be angry?”
5 Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of [c]it. There he made a shelter for himself and (G)sat under it in the shade, until he could see what would happen in the city. 6 So the Lord God designated a [d]plant, and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to [e]relieve him of his discomfort. And Jonah [f]was overjoyed about the plant. 7 But God designated a worm when dawn came the next day, and it attacked the plant and it (H)withered. 8 And when the sun came up God designated a scorching (I)east wind, and the (J)sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he became faint, and he begged with all his soul to die, saying, “(K)Death is better to me than life!”
9 But 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 the point of death!” 10 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 [g]came up overnight and perished [h]overnight. 11 Should I not also (L)have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 people, who do not (M)know the difference between their right hand and their left, as well as many (N)animals?”
Footnotes
- Jonah 4:2 Lit my word
- Jonah 4:3 Lit soul
- Jonah 4:5 Lit the city
- Jonah 4:6 Prob. a castor oil plant, and so throughout the ch
- Jonah 4:6 Lit save him from
- Jonah 4:6 Lit rejoiced with great joy
- Jonah 4:10 Lit was a son of a night
- Jonah 4:10 Lit a son of a night
Jona 4
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Jona blir arg på Gud
4 Det förargade Jona mycket att Gud ändrade sina planer,
2 och han klagade inför Herren över det: Detta är precis vad jag trodde du skulle göra, Herre, när jag var hemma i mitt eget land och du första gången sa till mig att gå hit. Det var därför som jag försökte komma undan och ge mig i väg till Tarsis, för jag visste ju att du var en nådig och barmhärtig Gud, som sällan blir vred men är god och omtänksam. Jag visste hur lätt det skulle vara för dig att ändra dina planer på att förgöra detta folk.
3 Döda mig nu, Herre! Jag vill bara dö nu när inget av det jag sa till dem kommer att hända.
4 Då sa Herren: Är det verkligen rätt att bli arg för den sakens skull?
5 Jona blev stött och gick ut till en plats öster om staden. Där gjorde han ett tak av löv för att få lite skugga medan han satt och väntade på vad som skulle hända med staden.
6 Herren lät då en ricinbuske växa upp och ge Jona skugga under sina stora löv. Jona blev glad och tacksam över busken.
7 Men nästa morgon såg Gud till att maskar åt av busken som snart vissnade och dog.
8 När solen var som hetast befallde Gud en östanvind att blåsa på Jona, och den brände hans huvud tills han inte längre härdade ut utan bara önskade sig döden:Döden måste vara bättre än det här, klagade han.
9 Då sa Gud till Jona: Är det verkligen rätt av dig att bli så upprörd över att busken dog? Ja, det är det! Jag är så arg att jag kan dö, svarade Jona.
10 Då sa Herren: Du tycker synd om dig själv när busken som skuggar dig vissnar ner och dör, trots att du inte själv har gjort ett dugg för att den skulle växa där.
11 Varför skulle jag då inte få förbarma mig över Nineves 120.000 invånare, som lever i ett djupt andligt mörker, och all den boskap som också finns där? Visst har jag rätt att tänka på dem och deras väl!
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