Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

1 Jonah, repining at God's mercy, 4 is reproved by the type of a gourd.

4:1 ¶ But it displeased y3415 z8799 x7489 x413 Jonah 3124 exceedingly, 1419 7451 and he was very angry. 2734 z8799

4:2 And he prayed 6419 z8691 unto x413 the LORD, 3068 and said, 559 z8799 I pray y577 thee, x577 O LORD, 3068 [was] not x3808 this x2088 my saying, 1697 when I was x1961 yet x5704 in x5921 my country? 127 Therefore x5921 x3651 I fled 1272 z8800 before 6923 z8765 unto Tarshish: 8659 for x3588 I knew 3045 z8804 that x3588 thou x859 [art] a gracious 2587 God, 410 and merciful, 7349 slow 750 to anger, 639 and of great 7227 kindness, 2617 and repentest 5162 z8737 thee of x5921 the evil. 7451

4:3 Therefore now, x6258 O LORD, 3068 take, 3947 z8798 I beseech thee, x4994 x853 my life 5315 from x4480 me; for x3588 [it is] better 2896 for me to die 4194 than to live. 2416 x4480

4:4 ¶ Then said 559 z8799 the LORD, 3068 Doest thou well 3190 z8687 to be angry? 2734 z8804

4:5 So Jonah 3124 went out 3318 z8799 of x4480 the city, 5892 and sat 3427 z8799 on the east side 6924 x4480 of the city, 5892 and there x8033 made 6213 z8799 him a booth, 5521 and sat 3427 z8799 under x8478 it in the shadow, 6738 till x5704 he might see 7200 z8799 what x4100 would become x1961 of the city. 5892

4:6 And the LORD 3068 God 430 prepared 4487 z8762 a gourd, 7021 and made [it] to come up 5927 z8799 over x4480 x5921 Jonah, 3124 that it might be x1961 a shadow 6738 over x5921 his head, 7218 to deliver 5337 z8687 him from his grief. 7451 x4480 So Jonah 3124 was x8055 exceeding y1419 y8057 glad y8055 z8799 x1419 x8057 of x5921 the gourd. 7021

4:7 But God 430 prepared 4487 z8762 a worm 8438 when the morning 7837 rose 5927 z8800 the next day, 4283 and it smote 5221 z8686 x853 the gourd 7021 that it withered. 3001 z8799

4:8 And it came to pass, x1961 when the sun 8121 did arise, 2224 z8800 that God 430 prepared 4487 z8762 a vehement 2759 east 6921 wind; 7307 and the sun 8121 beat 5221 z8686 upon x5921 the head 7218 of Jonah, 3124 that he fainted, 5968 z8691 and wished 7592 z8799 in x854 himself 5315 to die, 4191 z8800 and said, 559 z8799 [It is] better 2896 for me to die 4194 than to live. 2416 x4480

4:9 And God 430 said 559 z8799 to x413 Jonah, 3124 Doest thou well 3190 z8687 to be angry 2734 z8804 for x5921 the gourd? 7021 And he said, 559 z8799 I do well 3190 z8687 to be angry, 2734 z8804 [even] unto x5704 death. 4194

4:10 Then said 559 z8799 the LORD, 3068 Thou x859 hast had pity 2347 z8804 on x5921 the gourd, 7021 for the which x834 thou hast not x3808 laboured, 5998 z8804 neither x3808 madest it grow; 1431 z8765 which came up x1961 in x7945 x1121 a night, 3915 y1121 and perished 6 z8804 in x1121 a night: 3915 y1121

4:11 And should not x3808 I x589 spare 2347 z8799 x5921 Nineveh, 5210 that great 1419 city, 5892 wherein x834 are 3426 more 7235 z8687 than sixscore y8147 y6240 thousand 7239 x4480 x8147 x6240 persons 120 that x834 cannot x3808 discern 3045 z8804 between x996 their right hand 3225 and their left hand; 8040 and [also] much 7227 cattle? 929