Jonah 4:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Jonah 4:2

Jonah’s Anger and God’s Kindness

1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry.

2 So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I ^afled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a ^bgracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.

3 ^aTherefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for ^bit is better for me to die than to live!”

4 Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.

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Interlinear Bible for Jonah 4:2:

And he prayed
palal (#6419) unto
'el (#413) the LORD,
Yhovah (#3068) and said,
'amar (#559) I pray thee,
'anna' (#577) O LORD,
Yhovah (#3068) was not
lo' (#3808) this
zeh (#2088) my saying,
dabar (#1697) when I was
hayah (#1961) yet
`ad (#5704) in
`al (#5921) my country?
'adamah (#127) Therefore
`al (#5921) I fled
barach (#1272) before
qadam (#6923) unto Tarshish:
Tarshiysh (#8659) for
kiy (#3588) I knew
yada` (#3045) that
kiy (#3588) thou
'attah (#859) art a gracious
channuwn (#2587) God,
'el (#410) and merciful,
rachuwm (#7349) slow
'arek (#750) to anger,
'aph (#639) and of great
rab (#7227) kindness,
checed (#2617) and repentest
nacham (#5162) thee of
`al (#5921) the evil.
ra` (#7451)

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