1 And Jonas was exceedingly troubled, and was angry:
2 And he prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, is not this what I said, when I was yet in my own country? therefore I went before to flee into Tharsis: for I know that thou art a gracious and merciful God, patient, and of much compassion, and easy to forgive evil.
3 And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live.
4 And the Lord said: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry?
5 Then Jonas went out of the city, and sat toward the east side of the city: and he made himself a booth there, and he sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would befall the city.
6 And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, and to cover him (for he was fatigued): and Jonas was exceeding glad of the ivy.
7 But God prepared a worm, when the morning arose on the following day: and it struck the ivy and it withered.
8 And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded a hot and burning wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Jonas, and he broiled with the heat: and he desired for his soul that he might die, and said: It is better for me to die than to live.
9 And the Lord said to Jonas: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry, for the ivy? And he said: I am angry with reason even unto death.
10 And the Lord said: Thou art grieved for the ivy, for which thou hast not laboured, nor made it to grow, which in one night came up, and in one night perished.
11 And shall not I spare Ninive, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that know not how to distinguish between their right hand and their left, and many beasts?
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Jonah's chapter 4 deals with Jonah's response to God's mercy towards the city of Nineveh. Jonas is annoyed by the salvation of the Ninivites and wants death, even questioning God. Here are five verses related to the themes of the chapter:
Exodus 34:6-7: "And passing the Lord before his face, he cried, Lord, Lord, merciful and godly, lordy, to be angry and great in charity and truth; who keeps charity in thousands; , and transgression and sin; which to the guilty is not innocent; to visit the iniquity of parents about their children and children to the third and fourth generation. " This verse is one of God's best known descriptions in the Bible and highlights his mercy and compassion, which Jonas experienced firsthand when he was saved from death in the belly of the fish.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways, says the Lord. For, just as heaven are higher than the earth, so are my ways the most High than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. " Jonas had difficulty understanding God's mercy to Nineveh and questioned his ways. This verse highlights the wisdom and superior understanding of God.
Romans 9:15-16: "For Moses says, I will pity my shackle, and I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. Thus, therefore, it does not depend on what they want, or what they run, but on God, who compasses Himself. " The apostle Paul quotes this passage from Exodus to point out that God's mercy is not based on human merit, but in his own nature. This is relevant to Jonas Chapter 4, where Jonas is struggling with the idea that Nineveh deserved punishment, while God decided to show mercy.
Luke 6:36: "He thirsts, therefore, merciful, as well as your Father is merciful." Jesus urges his followers to imitate God's mercy. This verse is relevant to Jonah chapter 4, where Jonas must learn to show mercy towards the city of Nineveh, just as God has shown mercy to him.
Psalm 145:8-9: "The Lord is good to all; His mercy reaches all his creatures. May all your creatures praise you, Lord; that your faithful bless you." This Psalm talks about God's goodness and mercy towards all his creatures, including the inhabitants of Nineveh, which highlights Jonas's lack of compassion on them.
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