Verse 8
Jonah 4:8
Geneva Bible
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And when the sunne did arise, God (Elohim) prepared also a feruent East winde: and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that he fainted, and wished in his heart to die, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to liue.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ וַ/יְמַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית וַ/תַּ֥ךְ הַ/שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה וַ/יִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ לָ/מ֔וּת וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖/י מֵ/חַיָּֽ/י
English Translation
And when the sun rose, God appointed a still east wind, and the sun struck Jonah's head, and he fainted and asked for his soul to die, and he said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
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Chapter 4 Context
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