Jonah 4

Jonah 4

Jonah Gets Angry with the Lord

1Jonah was really upset and angry.

2So he prayed:[#Ex 34.6.]

4The Lord replied, “What right do you have to be angry?”

5Jonah then left through the east gate of the city and made a shelter to protect himself from the sun. He sat under the shelter, waiting to see what would happen to Nineveh.

6The Lord made a vine grow up to shade Jonah's head and protect him from the sun. Jonah was very happy to have the vine,

7but early the next morning the Lord sent a worm to chew on the vine, and the vine dried up.

8During the day the Lord sent a scorching wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head, making him feel faint. Jonah was ready to die, and he shouted, “I wish I were dead!”

9But the Lord asked, “Jonah, do you have the right to be angry about the vine?”

“Yes, I do,” he answered, “and I'm angry enough to die.”

10But the Lord said:

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