Jonah 3:8–4:2

⁸Furthermore, both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God. ^gEach must turn from his evil ways ^hand from the violence ⁱhe is doing. ^j9Who knows? ^kGod may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish. ^l

¹⁰Then God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways ^m—so God relented from the disaster ⁿHe had threatened to do to them. And He did not do it.

Jonah’s Anger

4But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. ^o2He prayed to the Lord: ^p“Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. ^qI knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, ^rslow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster. ^s