Jonah 4:3
“Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jonah 4:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun, Jehova, nimm doch meine Seele von mir; denn es ist besser, daß ich sterbe, als daß ich lebe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, oh Jehová, ruégote que me mates; porque mejor me es la muerte que la vida.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora pois, ó SENHOR, peço-te que me mates, porque é melhor para mim morrer do que viver.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Por isso, Yahweh, agora eu peço, tira-me a vida, porque para mim é melhor morrer do que viver.'"
📖 Jonah 4:3 in Context
1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
5So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
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