Then the LORDsaid,"You hadcompassionon the plantfor whichyou did not workand [which] you did not cause to grow,whichcameup overnightand perishedovernight.
"And everymaleamong you who is eightdaysoldshall be circumcisedthroughout your generations,a [servant] whois bornin the houseor whois boughtwith moneyfrom anyforeigner,whois not of your descendants.
"Should I not havecompassionon Nineveh,the greatcityin whichthereare morethan120000personswhodo not know[the difference] betweentheir rightand lefthand,as well as manyanimals?"
Then Godsaidto Jonah,"Do you have goodreasonto be angryaboutthe plant?"And he said,"I have goodreasonto be angry,even to death."
"For as longas the sonof Jesseliveson the earth,neitheryou noryour kingdomwill be established.Therefore now,sendand bringhim to me, for he mustsurelydie."
