Verse 2
Jonah 4:2
World English Bible, British Edition
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He prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please, LORD, wasn’t this what I said
when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a
gracious God (Elohim) and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל אֶל יְהוָ֜ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הֲ/לוֹא זֶ֣ה דְבָרִ֗/י עַד הֱיוֹתִ/י֙ עַל אַדְמָתִ֔/י עַל כֵּ֥ן קִדַּ֖מְתִּי לִ/בְרֹ֣חַ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁ/ה כִּ֣י יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ אֵֽל חַנּ֣וּן וְ/רַח֔וּם אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וְ/רַב חֶ֔סֶד וְ/נִחָ֖ם עַל הָ/רָעָֽה
English Translation
And he prayed to the LORD and said, "Oh, LORD, is this not my word when I was still in my land? Therefore I hastened to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in steadfast love, and You relent from disaster."
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Chapter 4 Context
1
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
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2
He prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please, LORD, wasn’t this what I said
when I was still in my own c...
3
Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better
for me to die than to live.”
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4
The LORD said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
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5
Then Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the
city, and there made himself a booth...
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6
The LORD God (Elohim) prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it
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7
But God (Elohim) prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine
so that it withered...
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8
When the sun arose, God (Elohim) prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat
on Jonah’s head, so t...
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9
God (Elohim) said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?”
He said, “I am right t...
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10
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