Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will say, Didst thou well for thee to be angry?
New American Standard Bible
The Lord said, “Do you have good reason to be angry?”
King James Version
Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
Holman Bible
The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
International Standard Version
The LORD replied, "Does being angry make you right?"
A Conservative Version
And LORD said, Do thou well to be angry?
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?
Amplified
Then the Lord said, “Do you have a good reason to be angry?”
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, Have you any right to be angry?
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?
King James 2000
Then said the LORD, Do you do well to be angry?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh said, "{Is it right for you to be angry}?"
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah said, Is anger rightly kindled in you?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD said unto Jonah, "Art thou so angry?"
NET Bible
The Lord said, "Are you really so very angry?"
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Yahweh, Art thou rightly angry?
Webster
Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
World English Bible
Yahweh said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, 'Is doing good displeasing to thee?'
Themes
Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Jonah
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Is Angry At Yahweh's Compassion
3 And now, O Jehovah, take now my soul from me, for it is good for me to die rather than for me to live. 4 And Jehovah will say, Didst thou well for thee to be angry? 5 And Jonah will go out of the city, and sit from the east to the city, and he make to him there a tent, and he will sit under it in the shadow, even till he shall see what will be upon the city.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my things? Or is thine eye evil because I am good
Jonah 4:9
And God will say to Jonah, Was it well to kindle to thee for the gourd? And he will say, It was well to kindle to me, even to death.
Numbers 20:11-12
And Moses will lift up his hand and will smite the rock with the rod twice, and many waters will come forth, and the assembly will drink and their cattle.
Numbers 20:24
Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not come into the land which I gave to the sons of Israel, because that ye resisted my mouth at the Waters of Strife.
Psalm 106:32-33
And they will anger him at the water of strife, and it will be evil to Moses on account of them:
Micah 6:3
My people, what did I to thee? and in what did I weary thee? answer to me.
James 1:19-20
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: