³² The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for ^(A)they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.

²⁶ For such a High Priest was fitting for us, ^(A)who is holy, ^[a]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, ^(B)and has become higher than the heavens;

^31 (A)The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a ^(B)greater than Solomon is here.

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!”

The People of Nineveh Believe

⁵ So the ^(A)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. ⁶ Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth ^(B)and sat in ashes. ^7 (C)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his ^[a]nobles, saying,

^10 (G)Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.

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 ^(H)fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a ^(I)gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. ^3 (J)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for ^(K)it is better for me to die than to live!”

⁴ Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

² “Arise, go to ^(A)Nineveh, that ^(B)great city, and cry out against it; for ^(C)their wickedness has come up before Me.” ³ But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to ^(D)Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to ^(E)Tarshish ^(F)from the presence of the Lord.