When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
But this greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
He prayed to the LORD, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first toward Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, repenting of punishment.
So now, LORD, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”
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[ 4.4 ms ] story [ 88.3 ms ] threadWhen God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out.
But this greatly displeased Jonah, and he became angry.
He prayed to the LORD, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first toward Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, repenting of punishment.
So now, LORD, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”