Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then God asked Jonah, "Is your anger about the vine plant justified?" And he answered, "Absolutely! I'm so angry I could die!"
New American Standard Bible
Then God said to Jonah, “Do you have good reason to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “I have good reason to be angry, even to death.”
King James Version
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Holman Bible
Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”
“Yes,” he replied. “It is right. I’m angry enough to die!”
A Conservative Version
And God said to Jonah, Do thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even to death.
American Standard Version
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Amplified
Then God said to Jonah, “Do you have a good reason to be angry about [the loss of] the plant?” And he said, “I have a [very] good reason to be angry, angry enough to die!”
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.
Darby Translation
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, unto death.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
And God said to Jonah, Do you do well to be angry about the plant? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So God said to Jonah, "{Is it right for you to be angry} about the plant?" And he said, "{It is right for me to be angry enough to die}!"
Modern King James verseion
And God said to Jonah, Is your anger rightly kindled over the plant? And he said, My anger is rightly kindled, even to death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And God said unto Jonah, "Art thou so angry for thy wild vine?" And he said, "I am angry a good, even unto the death."
NET Bible
God said to Jonah, "Are you really so very angry about the little plant?" And he said, "I am as angry as I could possibly be!"
New Heart English Bible
God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?" He said, "I am right to be angry, even to death."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said God unto Jonah, Art thou rightly angry over the gourd? And he said, I am rightly angry, unto death.
Webster
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even to death.
World English Bible
God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?" He said, "I am right to be angry, even to death."
Youngs Literal Translation
And God saith unto Jonah: 'Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, 'To do good is displeasing to me -- unto death.'
Themes
Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Gourd » Jonah's, believed to be a vine resembling the american squash, used in assyria to cover huts
Impatience » Jonah, at the blasting of the gourd
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Jonah
Interlinear
Yatab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 4:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Is Angry At Yahweh's Compassion
8 When the sun rose, God prepared a harsh east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah's head, he became faint, and he begged to die. "It is better for me to die than to live!" he said. 9 Then God asked Jonah, "Is your anger about the vine plant justified?" And he answered, "Absolutely! I'm so angry I could die!" 10 But the LORD asked, "You cared about a vine plant that you neither worked on nor cultivated? A vine plant that grew up overnight and died overnight?
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Cross References
Genesis 4:5-14
but he did not look favorably upon Cain and his offering.
Judges 16:16
She nagged him every day with this speech, pestering him until he was annoyed nearly to death.
Job 5:2
For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.
Job 18:4
You're tearing yourself to pieces in your anger. Will the land be abandoned because of you, or the rock be moved from its place?"
Job 40:4-5
"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless.
Matthew 26:38
Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."
2 Corinthians 7:10
For having sorrow in a godly way results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
Revelation 9:6
In those days people will seek death, but never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.