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Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not…
“And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.”
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The verses around Jonah 4:2.
1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
Verse explanation
Here Jonah finally explains why he fled in chapter 1: he knew God was merciful and feared exactly that — that Israel's greatest enemy would be forgiven instead of destroyed.
From the Jonah 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Jonah 4:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E orou ao Senhor, e disse: Ah! Senhor! não foi esta a minha palavra, estando eu ainda na minha terra? por isto é que me preveni, fugindo para Tarsis, pois sabia que és Deus piedoso, e misericordioso, longanimo e grande em benignidade, e que te arrependes do mal.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E orou ao SENHOR, e disse: Ah, SENHOR, não foi isto o que eu dizia enquanto ainda estava em minha terra? Por isso me preveni fugindo a Társis; porque sabia eu que tu és Deus gracioso e misericordioso, que demoras a te irar, tens grande misericórdia, e te arrependes do mal.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Y oró al Señor y le dijo: “Señor, ¿no era esto lo que yo te decía cuando estaba en mi casa? ¡Por eso huí a Tarsis desde el principio! Porque yo sabia que eres un Dios misericordioso y compasivo, muy paciente y lleno de amor, que se arrepiente de enviar el desastre.
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