1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly,¹ and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why ^jI made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a ^kgracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. 3 Therefore now, O Lord, ^lplease take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?”