Jonah 4:9

New International Reader's Version

But God spoke to Jonah. God said, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” Jonah said. “In fact, I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”

Cross References

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home. He was angry. He was in a bad mood because of what Naboth from Jezreel had said. He had told Ahab, “I won’t give you the land my family handed down to me.” So Ahab lay on his bed. He was in a very bad mood. He wouldn’t even eat anything.

Job 18:4

Your anger is tearing you to pieces. Does the earth have to be deserted just to prove you are right? Must all the rocks be moved from their places?

Job 36:18

Be careful that no one tempts you with riches. Don’t take money from people who want special favors, no matter how much it is.

Job 5:2

Anger kills foolish people. Jealousy destroys those who are childish.

Jonah 4:1

But to Jonah this seemed very wrong. He became angry.

Jonah 4:10

But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant. But you did not take care of it. You did not make it grow. It grew up in one night and died the next.

Jonah 4:8

When the sun rose, God sent a burning east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head. It made him very weak. He wanted to die. So he said, “I’d rather die than live.”

Matthew 26:38

Then he said to them, “My soul is very sad. I feel close to death. Stay here. Keep watch with me.”

2 Corinthians 7:10

Godly sadness causes us to turn away from our sins and be saved. And we are certainly not sorry about that! But worldly sadness brings death.

Revelation 9:6

In those days, people will look for a way to die but won’t find it. They will want to die, but death will escape them.

Judges 16:16

She continued to pester him day after day. She nagged him until he was sick and tired of it.