4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. ^tAnd he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

Jonah’s Anger and the Lord’s Compassion

1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly,¹ and ^yhe was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? ^zThat is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a ^agracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and ^arelenting from disaster. 3 ^bTherefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, ^cfor it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord said, ^d“Do you do well to be angry?”

9 But God said to Jonah, ⁱ“Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”