Jonah 4:3 - The Message3 “So, God, if you won’t kill them, kill me! I’m better off dead!” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 Therefore now, O Lord, I beseech You, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible3 At this point, LORD, you may as well take my life from me, because it would be better for me to die than to live.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version3 And now, Lord, I ask you to take my life from me. For it is better for me to die than to live." Ver Capítulo |
Still, I want it made clear that I’ve never gotten anything out of this for myself, and that I’m not writing now to get something. I’d rather die than give anyone ammunition to discredit me or question my motives. If I proclaim the Message, it’s not to get something out of it for myself. I’m compelled to do it, and doomed if I don’t! If this was my own idea of just another way to make a living, I’d expect some pay. But since it’s not my idea but something solemnly entrusted to me, why would I expect to get paid? So am I getting anything out of it? Yes, as a matter of fact: the pleasure of proclaiming the Message at no cost to you. You don’t even have to pay my expenses!