Jonah 4:1-5
Jonah 4:1
But it greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
Jonah 4:2
Then he prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was this not what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.
Jonah 4:3
So now, Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”
Jonah 4:4
But the Lord said, “Do you have a good reason to be angry?”
Jonah 4:5
Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. There he made a shelter for himself and sat under it in the shade, until he could see what would happen in the city.