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Jonah's Anger and the Lord's Compassion

1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly,1 and yhe was angry. 2And 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. 3bTherefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, cfor it is better for me to die than to live.” 4And the Lord said, d“Do you do well to be angry?”

5Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and emade a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. 6Now the Lord God appointed a plant2 and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort.3 So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. 7But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. 8When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching feast wind, gand the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he hwas faint. And he asked that he might die and said, c“It is better for me to die than to live.” 9But 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.” 10And 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. 11And should not I pity jNineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much kcattle?”

Footnotes

  • 1 4:1 Hebrew it was exceedingly evil to Jonah
  • 2 4:6 Hebrew qiqayon, probably the castor oil plant; also verses 7, 9, 10
  • 3 4:6 Or his evil
Displaying 1-4 of 4 sermons for this passage.

The Prophesied Kingdom — Part One

Ezra 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Sermon Includes Transcript 36:31 ID: 2390

The Prophesied Kingdom — Part Two

Ezra 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Sermon Includes Transcript 43:38 ID: 2391

The Sulking Servant

Jonah 4:1–4 Sermon Includes Transcript 41:14 ID: 2176

Amazing Grace

Jonah 4:5–11 Sermon Includes Transcript 31:25 ID: 2177

Displaying 1-2 of 2 series for this passage.

The Kingdom of God, Volume 1

Genesis 1:1 – Malachi 4:6 Series ID: 26801

A Study in Jonah

Man Overboard! Jonah 1:1–4:11 Series ID: 13201