Jonah 4

Jonah is angry with **YHWH** for showing mercy to Nineveh after its repentance, praying that he knew **YHWH** is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and relents from disaster, and wishing to die[1][2]. **YHWH** provides a plant for shade, then a worm destroys it and sends a scorching east wind, questioning Jonah's anger over the plant compared to **YHWH**'s concern for Nineveh's 120,000 people and cattle[1][2][3].

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Verse 2
and he prayed and he interceded himself and he prayed to toward to the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and said and he said and he said please where? please the LORD Yahweh Yahweh was not is it not? was it not this this one this one my word my spoken matter my word while up to while I was my being I was in upon in my country my cultivated ground my cultivated land therefore upon therefore so thus so I fled beforehand I went ahead I fled beforehand to flee to flee to flee to Tarshish toward Tarshish Tareshish for for/because for I knew I knew I knew that for/because that you are you you God toward God gracious gracious one gracious and compassionate and compassionate and compassionate slow long-of slow to anger nostrils to anger and abundant and great and great in lovingkindness covenant-loyal love steadfast love and who relents and he was moved to relent and who relents concerning upon concerning the calamity the evil the evil
וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 vayitepalel and he prayed and he interceded himself and he prayed HC/Vtw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֹּאמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָנָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah please where? please HTj יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הֲ/לוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo was not is it not? was it not HTi/Tn זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one this one HPdxms דְבָרִ֗/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devari Ndaba (Zulu) my word my spoken matter my word HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad while up to while HR הֱיוֹתִ/י֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤉 heyoti I was my being I was HVqc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon in HR אַדְמָתִ֔/י 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤉 ademati my country my cultivated ground my cultivated land HNcfsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 therefore upon therefore HR כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm קִדַּ֖מְתִּי 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤕𐤉 qidameti I fled beforehand I went ahead I fled beforehand HVpp1cs לִ/בְרֹ֣חַ 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤇 liverocha baleka (Zulu) to flee to flee to flee HR/Vqc תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁ/ה 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤔/𐤄 tareshishah to Tarshish toward Tarshish Tareshish HNp/Sd כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יָדַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I knew I knew I knew HVqp1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because that HC אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are you you HPp2ms אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 God toward God HNcmsa חַנּ֣וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun gracious gracious one gracious HAamsa וְ/רַח֔וּם 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 verachum and compassionate and compassionate and compassionate HC/Aamsa אֶ֤רֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 erekhe slow long-of slow HAamsc אַפַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 apayim to anger nostrils to anger HNcmda וְ/רַב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verav and abundant and great and great HC/Aamsc חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed in lovingkindness covenant-loyal love steadfast love HNcmsa וְ/נִחָ֖ם 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤌 venicham and who relents and he was moved to relent and who relents HC/VNrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 concerning upon concerning HR הָ/רָעָֽה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the calamity the evil the evil HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 5
and went out and he went out and he went out Jonah Yonah Yonah from from from the city the watchful settlement the city and sat and he sat/dwelt and he sat east of from before to the east of the city to the settled city the city and made and he did and he did for himself — for himself there in that place there a shelter sheltering booth a shelter and sat and he sat/dwelt and he sat under it beneath her under it in the shade in the shade in the shade until up to until that that-which that he might see he sees he will see what what? what would become he will come to be it will be of the city in the settlement in the city
וַ/יֵּצֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and went out and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms יוֹנָה֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and sat and he sat/dwelt and he sat HC/Vqw3ms מִ/קֶּ֣דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem east of from before to the east of HR/Ncmsa לָ/עִ֑יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair the city to the settled city the city HRd/Ncfsa וַ/יַּעַשׂ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and made and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself for himself HR/Sp3ms שָׁ֜ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD סֻכָּ֗ה 𐤎𐤊𐤄 sukah a shelter sheltering booth a shelter HNcfsa וַ/יֵּ֤שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev-2 and sat and he sat/dwelt and he sat HC/Vqw3ms תַּחְתֶּ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 tacheteyha under it beneath her under it HR/Sp3fs בַּ/צֵּ֔ל 𐤁/𐤑𐤋 batsel in the shade in the shade in the shade HRd/Ncmsa עַ֚ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יִרְאֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh he might see he sees he will see HVqi3ms מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi יִּהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh would become he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms בָּ/עִֽיר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair of the city in the settlement in the city HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 6
and-appointed and he appointed and he appointed the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God mighty ones Elohim plant castor-bean bush castor-bean bush and-made-it-grow-up and he caused to ascend and he caused to go up over from upon over Jonah to Yonah to Yonah to-be to be, to become to be shade shade shade of over upon over his head his head his head to-deliver to snatch away to deliver him — him from-his-discomfort from his evil from his discomfort and-was-glad and he rejoiced and he rejoiced Jonah Yonah Yonah about upon about the-plant the castor-bean plant the castor-bean plant gladness glad rejoicing glad joy great great great
וַ/יְמַ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤍 vayeman and-appointed and he appointed and he appointed HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱ֠לֹהִים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa קִיקָי֞וֹן 𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 qiqayon plant castor-bean bush castor-bean bush HNcmsa וַ/יַּ֣עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal Aleya (Bemba) and-made-it-grow-up and he caused to ascend and he caused to go up HC/Vqw3ms מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal over from upon over HR/R לְ/יוֹנָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 leyonah Jonah to Yonah to Yonah HR/Np לִֽ/הְי֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to-be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc צֵל֙ 𐤑𐤋 tsel shade shade shade of HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/הַצִּ֥יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 lehatsil to-deliver to snatch away to deliver HR/Vhc ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him him HR/Sp3ms מֵ/רָֽעָת֑/וֹ 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 meraato from-his-discomfort from his evil from his discomfort HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 vayisemach samka (Kirundi) and-was-glad and he rejoiced and he rejoiced HC/Vqw3ms יוֹנָ֛ה 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 about upon about HR הַ/קִּֽיקָי֖וֹן 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 haqiqayon the-plant the castor-bean plant the castor-bean plant HTd/Ncmsa שִׂמְחָ֥ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) gladness glad rejoicing glad joy HNcfsa גְדוֹלָֽה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great great HAafsa
Verse 8
and it came to pass and he became and it came to pass when rose as shining forth as the sun shone forth the sun the sun the sun and appointed and he appointed and he appointed God mighty ones Elohim a wind breath of a wind east east east scorching sultry-still scorching and beat and she struck and it struck the sun the sun the sun on upon upon head head head of Jonah Yonah Yonah and he fainted and he enveloped himself and he fainted and he asked and he asked and he asked [direct object marker] object-marker [·] his soul his living-self his life to die to die to die and said and he said and he said better good better my death my death my death than my life from my lives than my life
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ 𐤊/𐤆𐤓𐤇 kizerocha when rose as shining forth as the sun shone forth HR/Vqc הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יְמַ֨ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤍 vayeman and appointed and he appointed and he appointed HC/Vpw3ms אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha a wind breath of a wind HNcbsc קָדִים֙ 𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 qadim east east east HNcmsa חֲרִישִׁ֔ית 𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 charishit scorching sultry-still scorching HAafsa וַ/תַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊 vatakhe and beat and she struck and it struck HC/Vhw3ms הַ/שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh-2 the sun the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head head HNcmsc יוֹנָ֖ה 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah of Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp וַ/יִּתְעַלָּ֑ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤐 vayitealaf and he fainted and he enveloped himself and he fainted HC/Vtw3ms וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and he asked and he asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his soul his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms לָ/מ֔וּת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamut to die to die to die HR/Vqc וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov better good better HAamsa מוֹתִ֖/י 𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤉 moti my death my death my death HNcmsc/Sp1cs מֵ/חַיָּֽ/י 𐤌/𐤇𐤉/𐤉 mechayay hai (Swahili) than my life from my lives than my life HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs
Verse 9
And God said and he said and God said God mighty ones Elohim to toward to Jonah Yonah Yonah Is it right to make good to cause to be good to be angry he burned hot to be angry for you — for you about upon about the plant the castor-bean plant the castor-bean plant And he said and he said and he said It is right to make good to be well to be angry he burned hot to be angry for me — for me even to up to even to death death death
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And God said and he said and God said HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יוֹנָ֔ה 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp הַ/הֵיטֵ֥ב 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤁 haheytev Is it right to make good to cause to be good HTi/Vha חָרָֽה 𐤇𐤓𐤄 charah kala (Kikongo) to be angry he burned hot to be angry HVqp3ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you for you HR/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al about upon about HR הַ/קִּֽיקָי֑וֹן 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 haqiqayon the plant the castor-bean plant the castor-bean plant HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הֵיטֵ֥ב 𐤄𐤉𐤈𐤁 heytev It is right to make good to be well HVha חָֽרָה 𐤇𐤓𐤄 charah-2 kala (Kikongo) to be angry he burned hot to be angry HVqp3ms לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad even to up to even to HR מָֽוֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death death death HNcmsa
Verse 10
and said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh you you you had compassion you had compassion you had compassion on upon upon the plant the castor-bean plant the castor-bean plant which that-which that which not not not worked you toiled hard you toiled hard in it — in it and not and not and not made grow you made him great you made it grow son of son of son of night night night was he was / he became it was and son of and son of and son of night night night perished he perished he perished
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms חַ֨סְתָּ֙ 𐤇𐤎𐤕 chaseta had compassion you had compassion you had compassion HVqp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הַ/קִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 haqiqayon the plant the castor-bean plant the castor-bean plant HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn עָמַ֥לְתָּ 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕 amaleta worked you toiled hard you toiled hard HVqp2ms בּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it in it HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn גִדַּלְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤕/𐤅 gidaleto made grow you made him great you made it grow HVpp2ms/Sp3ms שֶׁ/בִּן 𐤔/𐤁𐤍 shebin Bene (Bemba) son of son of son of HTr/Ncmsc לַ֥יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah night night night HNcmsa הָיָ֖ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became it was HVqp3ms וּ/בִן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍 uvin Bene (Bemba) and son of and son of and son of HC/Ncmsc לַ֥יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah-2 night night night HNcmsa אָבָֽד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad perished he perished he perished HVqp3ms
Verse 11
and-I and I and I not not not spare I will show compassion I will show compassion over upon upon Nineveh Nineveh Nineveh the-city the watchful settlement the city the-great the great one the great which that-which which there-are there exists there are in-it — in it many cause to multiply many than-two from two than two ten -esreh teen-suffix -esreh teen-suffix thousand a myriad a myriad persons human being human being who that-which who not not not know he knew know between between between his-right his right hand his right hand his-left to his left side to his left side and-livestock and land-beast and livestock many great great
וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and-I and I and I HC/Pp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אָח֔וּס 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤎 achus spare I will show compassion I will show compassion HVqi1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR נִינְוֵ֖ה 𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤄 nineveh Nineveh Nineveh Nineveh HNp הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the-great the great one the great HTd/Aafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there-are there exists there are HTm בָּ֡/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in-it in it HR/Sp3fs הַרְבֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh many cause to multiply many HVha מִֽ/שְׁתֵּים 𐤌/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 misheteym than-two from two than two HR/Acfda עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh ten -esreh teen-suffix -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa רִבּ֜וֹ 𐤓𐤁𐤅 ribo thousand a myriad a myriad HAcbsa אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam persons human being human being HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which who HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יָדַע֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada know he knew know HVqp3ms בֵּין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between between HR יְמִינ֣/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his-right his right hand his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms לִ/שְׂמֹאל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅 lisemolo his-left to his left side to his left side HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/בְהֵמָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvehemah and-livestock and land-beast and livestock HR/Ncfsa רַבָּֽה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah many great great HAafsa
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