World English Bible
Jonah 4:2
“He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.”
Verse in context — Jonah 4
1
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
2
He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
3
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4
Yahweh said, "Is it right for you to be angry?
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God’s mercy shown to Nineveh through Jonah’s reluctant mission.
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