Jonah 4:3
And now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my soul from me; because it is better for me to die, than to live.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
4And the Lord said, Art thou very wroth?
Cross References
Numbers 11:15And if thou wilt thus deal with me, then slay me, I pray thee, at once, if I have found favor in thy eyes: that I may not see my wretchedness.
1 Kings 19:4But he himself went forward into the wilderness a day's journey, and he came and sat down under a certain broom-bush: and he requested for himself to die; and he said, It is enough, now, O Lord, take away my soul; for I am not better than my fathers.
Job 6:8Oh that some one would grant the accomplishment of my request; and that God would grant me the fulfillment of my hope!
Job 7:16I loathe it; I cannot live for ever: let me alone; for my days are but nought.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not rash in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in bosom of fools.
Jonah 4:8And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God made ready a hot east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he became faint; and he wished for himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Matthew Henry on Jonah 4:2-5
The Prophet's Discontent. ( b. c. 840.) 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 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. 3 Therefore now, O Lord , take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 Then said the Lord ,… Read the whole commentary →