Jonah 4:1-6 ▼

1 And it was evil to Jonah—a great evil—and he became hot at it.

2 And he prayed to YHWH and said, “Ah, YHWH, was not this my word while I was in my own land? Upon thus, I acted beforehand to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving devotion, and one who relents from disaster.

3 And now, O YHWH, take, please, my soul from me, for better is my death than my life.”

4 And YHWH said, “Is it right for you to be hot?”

5 And Jonah went out from the city, and sat on the east of the city; and he made for himself there a shelter, and he sat under it in the shade, until that he might see what would become of the city.

6 And YHWH God appointed a qiqayon, and He made it come up above Jonah to be shade over his head to deliver him from his trouble. And Jonah was glad about the plant with great joy.