Jonah 3:10–4:2

¹⁰When God saw their deeds, that they ^aturned from their wicked way, then ^bGod relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would ¹bring upon them. And He did not do it.

Chapter 4

Jonah’s Displeasure Rebuked

¹But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became ^aangry.

²He ^aprayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was not this ¹what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore ²in order to forestall this I ^bfled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a ^cgracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.