1 Jonah|strong="H3124" was|strong="H3124" not happy that|strong="H1419" God|strong="H0413" saved the|strong="H0413" city. Jonah|strong="H3124" became|strong="H2734" angry|strong="H2734".
2 He|strong="H3588" complained to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “LORD|strong="H3068", I|strong="H3588" knew|strong="H3045" this|strong="H2088" would|strong="H3068" happen|strong="H1961"! I|strong="H3588" was|strong="H1961" in|strong="H5921" my|strong="H3068" own|strong="H1961" country|strong="H0127", and|strong="H3068" you|strong="H0859" told|strong="H0559" me|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" come|strong="H1961" here|strong="H2088". At|strong="H0413" that|strong="H3588" time|strong="H1961" I|strong="H3588" knew|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0859" would|strong="H3068" forgive the|strong="H0559" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H3068" this|strong="H2088" evil|strong="H7451" city, so|strong="H3651" I|strong="H3588" decided|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" run away|strong="H1272" to|strong="H0413" Tarshish|strong="H8659". I|strong="H3588" knew|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0859" are|strong="H1697" a|strong="H1961" kind God|strong="H0410". I|strong="H3588" knew|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0859" show|strong="H3045" mercy|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" don’t|strong="H3808" want to|strong="H0413" punish people|strong="H3808". I|strong="H3588" knew|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0859" are|strong="H1697" kind, and|strong="H3068" if|strong="H3588" these|strong="H2088" people|strong="H3808" stopped sinning, you|strong="H0859" would|strong="H3068" change|strong="H5162" your|strong="H3068" plans to|strong="H0413" destroy them|strong="H0413".
3 So|strong="H4480" now|strong="H6258", LORD|strong="H3068", just|strong="H6258" kill me|strong="H4994". It|strong="H3588" is|strong="H3068" better|strong="H2896" for|strong="H3588" me|strong="H4994" to|strong="H3068" die|strong="H4194" than|strong="H4480" to|strong="H3068" live|strong="H2416".”
4 Then|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “Do|strong="H3190" you|strong="H3190" think|strong="H0559" it|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" right for|strong="H3068" you|strong="H3190" to|strong="H0559" be|strong="H3068" angry|strong="H2734"?”
5 Jonah|strong="H3124" went|strong="H3318" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H3427" the|strong="H0834" city|strong="H5892" to|strong="H5704" a|strong="H1961" place|strong="H8478" near|strong="H8033" the|strong="H0834" city|strong="H5892" on|strong="H3427" the|strong="H0834" east|strong="H6924" side. He|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" a|strong="H1961" shelter|strong="H5521" for|strong="H8478" himself|strong="H3427" and|strong="H8033" sat|strong="H3427" there|strong="H8033" in|strong="H3427" the|strong="H0834" shade|strong="H6738", waiting|strong="H5704" to|strong="H5704" see|strong="H7200" what|strong="H4100" would|strong="H4100" happen|strong="H1961" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H0834" city|strong="H5892".
6 The|strong="H5921" LORD|strong="H3068" made|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" gourd plant|strong="H7021" grow|strong="H5927" quickly over|strong="H5921" Jonah|strong="H3124". This|strong="H3068" made|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" cool place|strong="H1961" for|strong="H5921" Jonah|strong="H3124" to|strong="H1961" sit and|strong="H3068" helped him|strong="H5921" to|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" more|strong="H1419" comfortable. He|strong="H0430" was|strong="H1961" very|strong="H1419" happy|strong="H8055" because|strong="H5921" of|strong="H0430" this|strong="H3068" plant|strong="H7021".
7 The|strong="H0853" next|strong="H4283" morning|strong="H4283", God|strong="H0430" sent|strong="H4487" a|strong="H5221" worm to|strong="H0430" eat part of|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" plant|strong="H7021". The|strong="H0853" worm began|strong="H4487" eating the|strong="H0853" plant|strong="H7021", and|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" plant|strong="H7021" died.
8 After|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" sun|strong="H8121" was|strong="H1961" high in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" sky, God|strong="H0430" caused|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" hot east|strong="H6921" wind|strong="H7307" to|strong="H0559" blow. The|strong="H0853" sun|strong="H8121" became|strong="H1961" very hot on|strong="H5921" Jonah’s|strong="H3124" head|strong="H7218", and|strong="H0430" he|strong="H0430" became|strong="H1961" very weak. He|strong="H0430" asked|strong="H7592" God|strong="H0430" to|strong="H0559" let|strong="H1961" him|strong="H5921" die|strong="H4191". He|strong="H0430" said|strong="H0559", “It|strong="H5921" is|strong="H0430" better|strong="H2896" for|strong="H5921" me|strong="H5315" to|strong="H0559" die|strong="H4191" than|strong="H2896" to|strong="H0559" live|strong="H2416".”
9 But|strong="H0559" God|strong="H0430" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" Jonah|strong="H3124", “Do|strong="H3190" you|strong="H5921" think|strong="H0559" it|strong="H5921" is|strong="H0430" right for|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5921" to|strong="H0413" be|strong="H0430" angry|strong="H2734" just because|strong="H5921" this plant|strong="H7021" died|strong="H4194"?”
10 And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559", “You|strong="H0859" did|strong="H0834" nothing|strong="H3808" for|strong="H5921" that|strong="H0834" plant|strong="H7021". You|strong="H0859" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H1431" it|strong="H5921" grow|strong="H1431". It|strong="H5921" grew|strong="H1431" up|strong="H5921" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" night|strong="H3915", and|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0559" next|strong="H5921" day it|strong="H5921" died. And|strong="H1121" now|strong="H1961" you|strong="H0859" are|strong="H0834" sad about|strong="H1961" it|strong="H5921".
11 If|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" can|strong="H0834" get upset over|strong="H5921" a|strong="H0834" plant, surely|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0589" can|strong="H0834" feel sorry|strong="H2347" for|strong="H5921" a|strong="H0834" big city|strong="H5892" like|strong="H0834" Nineveh|strong="H5210". There|strong="H3426" are|strong="H0834" many|strong="H7227" people|strong="H0120" and|strong="H1419" animals|strong="H0929" in|strong="H5921" that|strong="H0834" city|strong="H5892". There|strong="H3426" are|strong="H0834" more|strong="H3808" than|strong="H3808" 120,000 people|strong="H0120" there|strong="H3426" who|strong="H0834" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" know|strong="H3045" they|strong="H0834" were|strong="H0834" doing wrong.”