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And the Lord said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:9 ESV

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

over 9 years ago

When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:7 ESV

But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:6 ESV

Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:5 ESV

Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:4 ESV

And the Lord said, "Do you do well to be angry?"

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:3 ESV

Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live."

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:2 ESV

And he prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 4:1 ESV

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 3:10 ESV

When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 3:9 ESV

Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish."

over 9 years ago

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highlighted Jonah 3:7-8 ESV

And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water,

over 9 years ago