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That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Just kill me now, LORD! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The LORD replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”</p><p class="reg">“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then the LORD said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jonah/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">4:11 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">people who don’t know their right hand from their left.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of <a href="http://www.tyndale.com">Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.</a>, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 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