Jonah 4:9

Easy To Read Version

But God said to Jonah, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry just because this plant died?”

Cross References

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home. He was angry and upset at Naboth. He did not like the things that man from Jezreel said. (Naboth had said, “I will not give you my family’s land.”) Ahab lay down on his bed. He turned his face away and refused to eat.

Job 18:4

Job, your anger is only hurting yourself.\par Should people leave the earth\par just for you?\par Do you think God will move mountains\par just to satisfy you?\par

Job 36:18

Job, don’t let riches fool you.\par Don’t let money change your mind.\par

Job 5:2

A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par

Jonah 4:1

Jonah was not happy that God saved the city. Jonah became angry.

Jonah 4:10

And the Lord said, “You did nothing for that plant! You did not make it grow. It grew up in the night, and the next day it died. And now you are sad about that plant.

Jonah 4:8

After the sun was high in the sky, God caused a hot east wind to blow. The sun became very hot on Jonah’s head and Jonah became very, very weak. Jonah asked God to let him die. Jonah said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Matthew 26:38

Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, “My soul is full of sorrow. My heart is breaking with sadness. Stay awake here with me and wait.”

2 Corinthians 7:10

Being sorry like God wants makes a person change his heart and life. This leads a person to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.

Revelation 9:6

During those days people will look for a way to die, but they will not find it. They will want to die, but death will hide from them.

Judges 16:16

She kept bothering Samson day after day. He got so tired of her asking him about his secret that he felt like he was going to die.