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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jonah/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But the LORD replied, &#8220Is it right for you to be angry?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Do you do well to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “<i>Is it</i> right for you to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD said, “Do you have a good reason to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD said, &#8220Do you have good reason to be angry?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Do you have good reason to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said, “Do you have good reason to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Do you have a good reason to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD asked, “Is it right for you to be angry? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD asked, &#8220Is it right for you to be angry?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD replied, "What right do you have to be angry?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, Doest thou well to be angry?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD asked, "What right do you have to be angry?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD answered, "What right do you have to be angry?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD replied, "Does being angry make you right?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD replied, ?Have you any right to be angry??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, "Are you really so very angry?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says, “Is doing good displeasing to you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith, 'Is doing good displeasing to thee?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say, Didst thou well for thee to be angry?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord said, “Do you really think you are right to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD asked, “Are you right to be angry?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to him, Are you very sorrowful?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: ”You are very grieved for yourself!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said: 'Art thou greatly angry?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Jonas, Art thou very much grieved?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/4-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lfTdDqEKJXA?start=430" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jonah/4.htm">Jonah's Anger at the LORD's Compassion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">But the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">“Have you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm" title="3190: ha·hê·ṭêḇ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be good, well, glad, or pleasing. A primitive root; to be make well, literally or figuratively.">any right</a> <a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: ḥā·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">to be angry?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-6.htm">Genesis 4:6-7</a></span><br />“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? / If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15</a></span><br />Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-19.htm">James 1:19-20</a></span><br />My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, / for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-28.htm">Luke 15:28-32</a></span><br />The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. / But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. / But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a></span><br />But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-2.htm">Job 40:2</a></span><br />“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm">Ephesians 4:26</a></span><br />“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-29.htm">Proverbs 14:29</a></span><br />A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-9.htm">1 Kings 19:9-13</a></span><br />There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” / “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” / Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said the LORD, Do you well to be angry?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Jonah 4:9</a></b></br> And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, <i>even</i> unto death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11,12,24</a></b></br> And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts <i>also</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32,33</a></b></br> They angered <i>him</i> also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-15.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Right</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm">Right</a><div class="vheading2">Jonah 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Jonah repining at God's mercy,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/4-4.htm">is reproved by the type of a withering vine.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jonah/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jonah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jonah/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But the LORD replied</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to Jonah, highlighting the personal relationship and interaction between the divine and the prophet. In the context of the Book of Jonah, God’s direct speech emphasizes His sovereignty and authority. This interaction is reminiscent of other instances in the Bible where God speaks directly to individuals, such as Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3) and Elijah on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19). It underscores the theme of divine patience and instruction, as God engages with Jonah’s emotions and actions.<p><b>“Have you any right to be angry?”</b><br>This rhetorical question from God challenges Jonah’s perspective and attitude. It invites reflection on the nature of divine justice and mercy. Jonah’s anger stems from God’s compassion towards Nineveh, a city known for its wickedness and a historical enemy of Israel. This question parallels God’s questioning of Cain in <a href="/genesis/4-6.htm">Genesis 4:6</a>, where God addresses human emotions and their consequences. It also reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s mercy triumphing over judgment, as seen in <a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a>. The question encourages readers to consider their own responses to God’s grace extended to others, aligning with Jesus’ teachings on loving one’s enemies (<a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who was called to deliver a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh. Jonah initially fled from God's command but eventually obeyed after being swallowed by a great fish.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, who is sovereign and compassionate. He engages directly with Jonah, questioning his anger and teaching him about divine mercy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The capital city of Assyria, known for its wickedness. God sent Jonah to warn them of impending judgment, leading to their repentance and God's mercy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plant.htm">The Plant</a></b><br>In the broader context of <a href="/bsb/jonah/4.htm">Jonah 4</a>, God provides a plant to give Jonah shade, which later withers. This event is used by God to teach Jonah about compassion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_east_wind.htm">The East Wind</a></b><br>A scorching wind sent by God, contributing to Jonah's discomfort and further illustrating God's control over nature and circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>God is sovereign in His decisions and extends mercy according to His will. Jonah's anger reveals a struggle to accept God's compassion towards Nineveh, reminding us to trust in God's perfect judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Jonah's anger serves as a call for self-examination. Believers should reflect on their own hearts and attitudes, especially when they conflict with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_over_judgment.htm">Compassion Over Judgment</a></b><br>God's question to Jonah challenges us to prioritize compassion over judgment. We are called to love others and rejoice in their repentance and salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_heart.htm">Understanding God's Heart</a></b><br>The account encourages us to seek understanding of God's heart for the lost and align our desires with His, embracing His love for all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anger_and_righteousness.htm">Anger and Righteousness</a></b><br>Anger can hinder our relationship with God and others. We must learn to manage our emotions and seek God's perspective in all situations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jonah_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jonah 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_jonah_know_left_from_right.htm">Why was Jonah unaware of his right and left?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_aid_healing.htm">What does the Bible teach about managing anger?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jonah_prefer_death_to_nineveh's_salvation.htm">Jonah 4:3 – What drives Jonah to wish for death over a city’s salvation, raising doubts about his spiritual credibility? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sacrifices_compare_in_psalms.htm">Psalm 4:5: How do sacrifices of righteousness compare to other biblical texts that claim God does not desire sacrifice (e.g., Psalm 51:16), creating potential inconsistency?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jonah/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Doest thou well?</span> . . .--This rendering may be supported by <a href="/deuteronomy/5-28.htm" title="And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; and the LORD said to me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken to you: they have well said all that they have spoken.">Deuteronomy 5:28</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm" title="Then said the LORD to me, You have well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.">Jeremiah 1:12</a>, and agrees better with the context than the marginal translation, which follows the LXX., and is undoubtedly a very likely rendering of the Hebrew idiom if taken by itself. Jonah apparently gave his own interpretation to the question, one that suited his mood, "Is thine anger just?" Such a question might imply that the doom of the city was only deferred, and that he had been too hasty in giving up the fulfilment of his prediction. Accordingly he went outside the walls, and sat down to watch what the issue would be. On the other hand, the rendering "Art thou so very angry?" suits best the reply in <a href="/jonah/4-9.htm" title="And God said to Jonah, Do you well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even to death.">Jonah 4:9</a>, "I am very angry, even to death." Probably the Hebrew word, like the French <span class= "ital">bien,</span> kept both its original and derived meaning, and must be rendered <span class= "ital">well</span> or <span class= "ital">very,</span> according to the context.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Doest thou well to be angry?</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">Αἰ σφόδρα λελύπησαι σύ</span>; "Hast thou been greatly grieved?" Vulgate, <span class="accented">Putasne bene irasceris tu</span>? The English Version is doubtless correct. God bids him consider with himself whether his anger is reasonable. The version of the LXX., however grammatically permissible, is somewhat pointless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Have you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">any right</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֵיטֵ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hê·ṭêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3190.htm">Strong's 3190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be good, well, glad, or pleasing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be angry?”</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֥רָה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/4-4.htm">Jonah 4:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/4-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 4:4 Yahweh said Is it right for you (Jon. 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