Jonah 4:9

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.

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  • Gen 4:5-9 : 5 But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated. 6 And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated? 7 If thou do well, shalt thou not receaue? and yf thou doest not well, lyeth not thy sinne at the doores? Also vnto thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt haue dominion ouer hym. 8 And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him. 9 And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper? 10 And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde. 11 And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande. 12 If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen. 14 Beholde, thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth, & from thy face shall I be hyd, fugitiue also and a vacabounde shall I be in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that fyndeth me shal slay me.
  • Judg 16:16 : 16 And as she laye vpon hym with her wordes, continually vexyng of him, his soule was encumbred eue vnto ye death.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant.
  • Job 18:4 : 4 He destroyeth him selfe with his anger: Shall the earth be forsaken, or any stone remoued out of his place because of thee?
  • Job 40:4-5 : 4 Beholde, I am vyle, what shall I aunswere thee, therefore I wyll laye my hande vpon my mouth. 5 Once haue I spoken, but I wyll saye no more: yea twyse, but I wyl proceede no further.
  • Matt 26:38 : 38 Then sayde Iesus vnto them: My soule is heauy, euen vnto the death, tary ye here, and watche with me.
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorowe, causeth repentaunce vnto saluatio, not to be repented of: but the sorowe of the world causeth death.
  • Rev 9:6 : 6 And in those dayes shall men seke death, and shall not fynde it, and shall desire to dye, and death shall flee from them.

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  • Jonah 4:1-8
    8 verses
    90%

    1 And this displeased Ionas greatly, and he was angrye within him selfe.

    2 And he prayed vnto the Lorde, and saide: I pray thee O Lorde, was not this my saying when I was yet in my countrey? therfore I hasted to flee into Tharsis: For I knewe that thou art a gratious God, and mercifull, long suffering, and of great kindnesse, and repentest thee of euill.

    3 And nowe O Lorde, take I beseche thee my lyfe from me: for it is better for me to dye, then to lyue.

    4 Then saide the Lord, Doest thou wel to be angry?

    5 And Ionas went out of the citie, and sate him downe on the east side thereof, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadowe, till he might see what should be done in the citie.

    6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it spring vp ouer Ionas, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe: So Ionas was exceeding glad of the gourde.

    7 But God prepared a worme, when the morning rose the next day, which smote the gourde, that it withered.

    8 And when the sunne rose, God prepared a seruent east winde, and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionas that he fainted: and wished vnto his soule, that he might dye, and saide, It is better for me to dye, then to lyue.

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    10 Then saide the Lorde, Thou hast had compassion on the gourde about the which thou bestowedst no labour, neither madest it growe: which came vp in a night, and perished in a night:

    11 And shall not I spare Niniue that great citie, in the which are more then sixscore thousand persons that knowe not their right hand and their left, and also much cattaile?

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    14 Wherfore they cryed vnto the Lorde, and saide: We beseche thee O Lord, we beseche thee, let not vs perishe for this mans lyfe, and lay not to our charge innocent blood: for thou O Lorde hast done as it pleased thee.

    15 So they toke vp Ionas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea left raging.

  • Jonah 1:1-8
    8 verses
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    1 The worde of the Lorde came vnto Ionas the sonne of Amittai, saying:

    2 Aryse, & go to Niniue that great citie, and crye against it: for their wickednesse is come vp before me.

    3 And Ionas rose vp to flee into Tharsis from the presence of the Lorde, and went downe to Ioppa, and founde a ship going to Tharsis: so he payed his fare, and went downe into it, that he might go with them vnto Tharsis from the presence of the Lorde.

    4 But the Lorde sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the shippe was in daunger of splitting in sunder.

    5 Then the maryners were afrayde, and cryed euery man vnto his God, and cast the wares that were in the shippe into the sea, to lighten it of them: but Ionas was gone downe into the sides of the shippe, & he laye downe sleeping.

    6 And the shippe maister came to him, and saide: What meanest thou sleeper? Up, and call vpon thy God, if so be that God wyl shine vnto vs, that we perishe not.

    7 And they saide euery one to his felow, Come, let vs cast lottes: that we may know for whose cause this euil is on vs. And they cast lottes: and the lotte fel on Ionas.

    8 Then saide they vnto him: Tell vs for whose cause is this euill come vpon vs? what is thyne occupation? whence camest thou? what countrey man art thou, and of what nation?

  • 4 And Ionas began to enter into the citie a dayes iourney, and he cryed & saide: Yet fourtie dayes, & Niniue shalbe destroyed.

  • 10 And the Lorde spake vnto the fisshe, and it cast out Ionas vpon the drye lande.

  • 6 And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated?

  • 1 And Ionas prayed vnto the Lorde his God out of the fisshes belly.

  • Jonah 3:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ionas the second time, saying:

    2 Aryse, and go to Niniue that great citie, and preache against it the preaching which I speake vnto thee.

  • 11 And they saide vnto him: What shal we do vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? For the sea wrought and was troublous.

  • 17 And the Lorde prepared a great fishe to swalowe vp Ionas: & Ionas was in the belly of the fishe three dayes and three nightes.

  • 9 Who can tel whether God wyl turne and be moued with repentaunce, and turne from his fierce wrath, that we perishe not?

  • 4 He destroyeth him selfe with his anger: Shall the earth be forsaken, or any stone remoued out of his place because of thee?

  • 7 Now when the Lorde had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, it came to passe that the Lorde saide to Eliphas the Themanite: I am displeased with thee, and thy two friendes: for ye haue not spoken of me the thyng that is right, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done.

  • 8 Wherfore girde your selues about with sackcloth, mourne and weepe: for the fearefull wrath of the Lorde is not withdrawen from vs.

  • 44 Saul aunswered: God do so & more also to me, thou shalt dye the death Ionathan.

  • 5 Wilt thou be displeased at vs for euer? and wylt thou stretche out thy wrath from one generation to another,

  • 26 Be ye angry, and sinne not, let not the sunne go downe vpon your wrath,

  • 5 Wyll God continue his wrath for euer? wyll he kepe our faultes in memorie to the ende? Neuerthelesse, thou speakest such wordes, but thou art euer doyng worse and worse to the vtmost of thy power.

  • 9 As a greene thorne kindled with fyre, goeth out before your pottes be made whot: euen so let a furious rage bring him to naught.

  • Ezek 17:9-10
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    9 Speake thou therfore, thus saith the Lorde God: Shall this vine prosper? shall he not pull vp the rootes therof, and destroy the fruite thereof, and cause them to dry? all the leaues of her bud shall wither without great power, or many people, to plucke it vp by the rootes thereof.

    10 Behold, it was planted: Shall it prosper therfore? Shall it not be dryed vp and withered? when the east winde shall touche it, it shall wither in the trenches where it grewe.

  • 8 Leaue of from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thy selfe, lest thou be moued to do euill.

  • 17 I am wroth with hym for his couetousnesse, I smite hym, I hide me and am angrie, and he turneth himselfe, and foloweth thee by the way of his owne heart.

  • 5 And Dauid was exceeding wroth with the man, and saide to Nathan: As the Lorde lyueth, the man that hath done this thing is the childe of death.

  • 4 There is no displeasure in me, els when the vineyarde bringeth me foorth bryers and thornes I woulde go thorowe it by warre, and burne it vp together.

  • 3 So the Lorde repented for this: it shall not be, sayth the Lorde.

  • 11 The figge tree aunswered them: should I forsake my sweetnes, and my good fruite, and go to be promoted ouer the trees?

  • 11 The Lorde is a righteous iudge: and the Lorde is prouoked to anger euery day.

  • 4 Is it for mans sake that I make this disputation? Which if it were so, shoulde not my spirite then be in sore trouble?

  • 18 Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym vnto thee.

  • 8 Also in Horeb ye prouoked the Lord to anger, so that the Lorde was wroth with you, euen to haue destroyed you.

  • 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man vpon the earth, & he was touched with sorowe in his heart.