Jonah 4:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then God asked Jonah, ‘Is it right for you to be angry about the plant? ’ ‘Yes, it’s right! ’ he replied. ‘I’m angry enough to die! ’

Cross References

Job 18:4

You who tear yourself in anger   – should the earth be abandoned on your account, or a rock be removed from its place?

Job 5:2

For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.

Judges 16:16

Because she nagged him day after day and pleaded with him until she wore him out,

Revelation 9:6

In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.

Matthew 26:38

He said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved   to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.’

Job 36:18

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom  lead you astray.

Jonah 4:1

Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.

Jonah 4:8

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind.  The sun beat down on Jonah’s head  so much that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, ‘It’s better for me to die than to live.’

Jonah 4:10

And the Lord said, ‘You cared about the plant, which you did not labour over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night.

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry  because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, ‘I will not give you my ancestors’ inheritance.’ He lay down on his bed, turned his face away,  and didn’t eat any food.