Jonah -, however , was greatly displeased ... ... , and he became angry
So he prayed to the LORD , saying , “ O LORD , is this not what I said while I was still in my own country ? This is why ... I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew ... that You (are) a gracious and compassionate God , slow to anger , abounding in loving devotion — One who relents from sending disaster.
And now , O LORD , please - take my life from me , for it is better for me to die than to live. ”
But the LORD replied , any right to be angry ? ”
Then Jonah - left the city and sat down east of it ... , (where) he made a shelter and sat ... in its shade to - see what would happen to the city.
So the LORD God appointed a vine , and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah -’s head to ease discomfort , and Jonah - ... was greatly ... pleased with the plant.
When dawn came the next day , God appointed a worm that attacked - the plant so that it withered.
- As the sun was rising , God appointed a scorching east wind , and the sun beat down on Jonah -’s head so that he grew faint - and wished - to die , saying , “ It is better for me to die than to live. ”
Then God ... asked Jonah - , any right to be angry about the plant ? ” “ I do , ” he replied. “ I am angry enough to die ! ”
But the LORD said , “ You cared about the plant , which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night ... and perished in a night ....
So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh , which has more than 120,000 {} ... ... people who cannot tell ... their right hand from their left , and many cattle as well ? ”