Jonah 4:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But God said to Jonah, 'Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?' And Jonah replied, 'It is right for me to be angry, even to the point of death.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And God said to ah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And God said to Jonah, Do you do well to be angry for the plant? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And God{H430} said{H559} to Jonah,{H3124} Doest thou well{H3190} to be angry{H2734} for the gourd?{H7021} And he said,{H559} I do well{H3190} to be angry,{H2734} even unto death.{H4194}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And God{H430} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Jonah{H3124}, Doest thou well{H3190}{(H8687)} to be angry{H2734}{(H8804)} for the gourd{H7021}? And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I do well{H3190}{(H8687)} to be angry{H2734}{(H8804)}, even unto death{H4194}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And god sayd vn to Ionas art thou so angre for thy wildvine? And he sayde I am angrie a goode even on to the deeth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And God sayd vnto Ionas: Art thou so angrie for the wylde vyne? And he sayde: yee very angrie am I euen vnto the deeth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And God said vnto Ionah, Doest thou wel to be angrie for the gourde? And he said, I doe well to be angrie vnto the death.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lord saide vnto Ionas: Doest thou well to be so angry within thy selfe for the gourde? And he saide: I do well to be angry euen vnto death.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?" He said, "I am right to be angry, even to death."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And God saith unto Jonah: `Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, `To do good is displeasing to me -- unto death.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?" He said, "I am right to be angry, even to death."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    God said to Jonah,“Are you really so very angry about the little plant?” And he said,“I am as angry as I could possibly be!”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 4:5-9 : 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?' 7 'If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.' 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' He replied, 'I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?' 10 The LORD said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.' 11 'Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.' 12 'When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.' 13 Cain said to the LORD, 'My punishment is more than I can bear.' 14 'Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.'
  • Judg 16:16 : 16 With her nagging she pressed him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
  • Job 18:4 : 4 You who tear yourself in anger—for your sake should the earth be abandoned, and the rock moved from its place?
  • Job 40:4-5 : 4 Behold, I am insignificant. What can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth. 5 I have spoken once, but I will not answer; twice, but I will say no more.
  • Matt 26:38 : 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me."
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.
  • Rev 9:6 : 6 In those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will desire to die, but death will flee from them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jonah 4:1-8
    8 verses
    90%

    1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.

    2 And he prayed to the LORD, saying, 'O LORD, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own land? That is why I tried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from sending calamity.

    3 Now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.

    4 But the LORD said, 'Is it right for you to be angry?'

    5 Jonah then went out of the city and sat east of it. There he made himself a shelter and sat under its shade, waiting to see what would happen to the city.

    6 Then the LORD God appointed a plant, and it grew up over Jonah to provide shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

    7 But at dawn the next day, God appointed a worm, which attacked the plant so that it withered.

    8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wished to die and said, 'It is better for me to die than to live.'

  • Jonah 4:10-11
    2 verses
    84%

    10 But the LORD said, 'You cared about the plant, which you did not labor for or make grow; it appeared in the night and perished in the night.

    11 So should I not care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 people who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?'

  • Jonah 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased."

    15 They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

  • Jonah 1:1-8
    8 verses
    70%

    1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

    2 Arise, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim against it, because their wickedness has come up before me.

    3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.

    4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.

    5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

    6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."

    7 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

    8 Then they said to him, "Please tell us! Who is responsible for causing this trouble for us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and of what people are you?"

  • Jonah 3:4
    69%

    4 Jonah began to go into the city, walking a journey of one day, and he proclaimed, saying, “In forty days Nineveh will be overturned!”

  • Jonah 2:10
    68%

    10 But I, with shouts of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. What I have vowed I will fulfill. Salvation comes from the LORD.

  • Gen 4:6
    68%

    6 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?'

  • Jonah 2:1
    68%

    1 The LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

  • Jonah 3:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying,

    2 “Get up, go to the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim the message that I tell you.”

  • Jonah 1:11
    67%

    11 Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

  • Jonah 3:9
    67%

    9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and withdraw His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

  • Job 18:4
    67%

    4 You who tear yourself in anger—for your sake should the earth be abandoned, and the rock moved from its place?

  • Job 42:7
    67%

    7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, 'My anger burns against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has.'

  • Jer 4:8
    66%

    8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.

  • 1 Sam 14:44
    66%

    44 Saul said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not surely die, Jonathan.'

  • Ps 85:5
    66%

    5 Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your anger toward us.

  • Eph 4:26
    65%

    26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

  • Jer 3:5
    65%

    5 Will you always be angry? Will you remain so forever? This is what you say, but you do all the evil you can.

  • Ps 58:9
    65%

    9 Like a slug that melts away as it moves, like a stillborn child who never sees the sun.

  • Ezek 17:9-10
    2 verses
    65%

    9 Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and its fruit stripped so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a great effort or many people to pull it out by its roots.

    10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

  • Ps 37:8
    65%

    8 Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

  • Isa 57:17
    65%

    17 Because of their sinful greed, I was angry; I struck them and turned away in anger, yet they continued in their willful ways.

  • 2 Sam 12:5
    65%

    5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

  • Isa 27:4
    65%

    4 I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me, I would march against them in battle and completely burn them together.

  • Amos 7:3
    65%

    3 So the Lord relented concerning this: 'It will not happen,' said the Lord.

  • Judg 9:11
    65%

    11 But the fig tree replied, 'Should I stop producing my sweetness and my good fruit, to go sway over the trees?'

  • Ps 7:11
    65%

    11 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

  • Job 21:4
    65%

    4 Is my complaint directed to a man? Why then should my spirit not be impatient?

  • Prov 24:18
    65%

    18 Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Deut 9:8
    65%

    8 Even at Horeb, you provoked the LORD to anger, and the LORD was angry enough with you to destroy you.

  • Gen 6:6
    65%

    6 The Lord regretted that He had made humanity on the earth, and it deeply grieved Him.