1 And Jonah was afflicted with a great affliction, and he was angry.
2 And he prayed to the Lord, and he said, “I beg you, Lord, was this not my word, when I was still in my own land? Because of this, I knew beforehand to flee into Tarshish. For I know that you are a lenient and merciful God, patient and great in compassion, and forgiving despite ill will.
3 And now, Lord, I ask you to take my life from me. For it is better for me to die than to live.”
4 And the Lord said, “Do you really think you are right to be angry?”
5 And Jonah went out of the city, and he sat opposite the east of the city. And he made himself a shelter there, and he was sitting under it in the shadow, until he might see what would befall the city.
6 And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it ascended over the head of Jonah so as to be a shadow over his head, and to protect him (for he had labored hard). And Jonah rejoiced because of the ivy, with great rejoicing.
7 And God prepared a worm, when dawn approached on the next day, and it struck the ivy, and it dried up.
8 And when the sun had risen, the Lord ordered a hot and burning wind. And the sun beat down on the head of Jonah, and he burned. And he petitioned for his soul that he might die, and he said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
9 And the Lord said to Jonah, “Do you really think that you are right to be angry because of the ivy?” And he said, “I am right to be angry even unto death.”
10 And the Lord said, “You grieve for the ivy, for which you have not labored and which you did not cause to grow, though it had been born during one night, and during one night perished.
11 And shall I not spare Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men, who do not know the difference between their right 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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