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| 4:1 | But it displeased Ionah exceedingly, and he was very angry. |
| 4:2 | And he prayed vnto the Lord, and sayd, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my countrey? Therefore I fledde before vnto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and mercifull, slow to anger, and of great kindnesse, and repentest thee of the euill. |
| 4:3 | Therefore now, O Lord, Take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die then to liue. |
| 4:4 | Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry? |
| 4:5 | So Ionah went out of the citie, and sate on the East side of the city, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadow, till hee might see what would become of the citie. |
| 4:6 | And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadow ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourd. |
| 4:7 | But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. |
| 4:8 | And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue. |
| 4:9 | And God said to Ionah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? and he said, I doe well to be angry, euen vnto death. |
| 4:10 | Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pitie on the gourde, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow, which came vp in a night, and perished in a night: |
| 4:11 | And should not I spare Nineueh that great citie, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons, that cannot discerne betweene their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattell? |
| 4:1 | And this displeased Ionas greatly, and he was angrye [within him selfe. |
| 4:2 | And he prayed vnto the Lorde, and saide: I pray thee O Lorde, was not this my saying when I was yet in my countrey? therfore I hasted to flee into Tharsis: For I knewe that thou art a gratious God, and mercifull, long suffering, and of great kindnesse, and repentest thee of euill |
| 4:3 | And nowe O Lorde, take I beseche thee my lyfe from me: for it is better for me to dye, then to lyue |
| 4:4 | Then saide the Lord, Doest thou wel to be angry |
| 4:5 | And Ionas went out of the citie, and sate him downe on the east side thereof, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadowe, till he might see what should be done in the citie |
| 4:6 | And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it spring vp ouer Ionas, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe: So Ionas was exceeding glad of the gourde |
| 4:7 | But God prepared a worme, when the morning rose the next day, which smote the gourde, that it withered |
| 4:8 | And when the sunne rose, God prepared a seruent east winde, and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionas that he fainted: and wished vnto his soule, that he might dye, and saide, It is better for me to dye, then to lyue |
| 4:9 | And the Lord saide vnto Ionas: Doest thou well to be so angry within thy selfe for the gourde? And he saide: I do well to be angry euen vnto death |
| 4:10 | Then saide the Lorde, Thou hast had compassion on the gourde about the which thou bestowedst no labour, neither madest it growe: which came vp in a night, and perished in a night |
| 4:11 | And shall not I spare Niniue that great citie, in the which are more then sixscore thousand persons that knowe not their right hand and their left, and also much cattaile |
| 4:1 | Therefore it displeased Ionah exceedingly, and he was angry. |
| 4:2 | And he prayed vnto the Lord, and saide, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my countrey? therefore I preuented it to flee vnto Tarshish: for I knewe that thou art a gratious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindnes, and repentest thee of the euill. |
| 4:3 | Therefore nowe O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me: for it is better for me to die then to liue. |
| 4:4 | Then saide the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry? |
| 4:5 | So Ionah went out of the citie and sate on the East side of the citie, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadowe till he might see what should be done in the citie. |
| 4:6 | And the Lord God prepared a gourde, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head and deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourde. |
| 4:7 | But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered. |
| 4:8 | And when the sunne did arise, God prepared also a feruent East winde: and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that he fainted, and wished in his heart to die, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to liue. |
| 4:9 | And God said vnto Ionah, Doest thou well to be angrie for the gourde? And he said, I doe well to be angrie vnto the death. |
| 4:10 | Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pitie on the gourde for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it growe, which came vp in a night, and perished in a night, |
| 4:11 | And shoulde not I spare Nineueh that great citie, wherein are sixe score thousande persons, that cannot discerne betweene their right hand, and their left hand, and also much cattell? |
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