Jonah 4:9

Holy Bible: 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?” Jonah answered, “Yes, it is right for me to be angry! I am angry enough to die!”

Cross References

Job 18:4

Your anger is hurting no one but you. Do you think this world was made for you alone? Do you think God should move mountains just to satisfy you?

Job 5:2

A fool’s anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.

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.

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.

2 Corinthians 7:10

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people decide to change their lives. This leads them to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.

Matthew 26:38

Jesus said to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, “My heart is so heavy with grief, I feel as if I am dying. Wait here and stay awake with me.”

Job 36:18

Job, don’t let your anger fill you with doubt about God. And don’t let the price of forgiveness turn you away.

Jonah 4:1

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

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 he became very weak. He asked God to let him die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

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 it.

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home angry and upset because Naboth told him, “I will not give you my family’s land.” Ahab went to bed, turned away from everyone, and refused to eat.