⁷But God ^jprepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. ⁸And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God ^jprepared a ^||vehement ^keast wind; and the sun ^lbeat upon the head of Jonah, that ^mhe fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, ^gIt is better for me to die than to live. ⁹And God said to Jonah, ^||Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, ^||I do well to be angry, ⁿeven unto death.

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jver. 7, 8. See ch. 1:17.
jver. 7, 8. See ch. 1:17.
||Or, silent.
kSee Jer. 18:17.
l Ps. 121:6 (Heb.).
gver. 8. Tobit 3:6.
||Or, Art thou greatly angry? ver. 3.
||Or, I am greatly angry.
nSo Judg. 16:16.

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m Amos 8:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”

But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”

“It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head so much that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”

“Yes, it’s right!” he replied. “I’m angry enough to die!”

NLTNew Living Translation

But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”

“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So God appointed a worm at daybreak the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered. And when the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head and he grew faint. And he asked that he could die and said, “My death is better than my life!” 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!”