Jonah 4:2

And he preiede the Lord, and seide, Lord, Y biseche, whether this is not my word, whanne Y was yit in my lond? For this thing Y purposide, for to fle in to Tharsis; for Y woot, that thou, God, art meke and merciful, pacient, and of merciful doyng, and foryyuynge on malice.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

In Context

1And Jonas was turmentid with greet turment, and was wrooth.

3And now, Lord, Y preie, take my soule fro me; for deth is betere to me than lijf.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:14And the Lord was plesid, that he dide not the yuel which he spak ayens his puple.

Numbers 14:18Lord pacient, and of myche mercy, doynge awei wickidnesse and trespassis, and leeuynge no man vngilti, which visitist the synnes of fadris in to sones in to the thridde and fourthe generacioun, Y biseche,

Psalms 145:8the Lord liytneth blynde men. The Lord reisith men hurtlid doun; the Lord loueth iust men.

Jeremiah 20:7Lord, thou disseyuedist me, and Y am disseyued; thou were strongere than Y, and thou haddist the maistrie; Y am maad in to scorn al dai.

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