Jonah 4

Jonah is angry with **YHWH** for showing mercy to Nineveh after its repentance, praying that he knew **YHWH** is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and relents from disaster, and wishing to die[1][2]. **YHWH** provides a plant for shade, then a worm destroys it and sends a scorching east wind, questioning Jonah's anger over the plant compared to **YHWH**'s concern for Nineveh's 120,000 people and cattle[1][2][3].

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Verse 2
and he prayed and he interceded himself to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and said and he said please where? the LORD Yahweh Yahweh was not is it not? this this one my word my spoken matter while up to I was my being in upon my country my cultivated ground therefore upon so thus I fled beforehand I went ahead to flee to flee to Tarshish toward Tarshish Tareshish for for/because I knew I knew that for/because you are you God toward gracious gracious one and compassionate and compassionate slow long-of to anger nostrils and abundant and great in lovingkindness covenant-loyal love and who relents and he was moved to relent concerning upon the calamity the evil
וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 vayitepalel and he prayed and he interceded himself HC/Vtw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֹּאמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָנָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah please where? HTj יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הֲ/לוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo was not is it not? HTi/Tn זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one HPdxms דְבָרִ֗/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devari my word my spoken matter HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad while up to HR הֱיוֹתִ/י֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤉 heyoti I was my being HVqc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon HR אַדְמָתִ֔/י 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤉 ademati my country my cultivated ground HNcfsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 therefore upon HR כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm קִדַּ֖מְתִּי 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤕𐤉 qidameti I fled beforehand I went ahead HVpp1cs לִ/בְרֹ֣חַ 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤇 liverocha to flee to flee HR/Vqc תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁ/ה 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤔/𐤄 tareshishah to Tarshish toward Tarshish Tareshish HNp/Sd כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יָדַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I knew I knew HVqp1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are you HPp2ms אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 God toward HNcmsa חַנּ֣וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun gracious gracious one HAamsa וְ/רַח֔וּם 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 verachum and compassionate and compassionate HC/Aamsa אֶ֤רֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 erekhe slow long-of HAamsc אַפַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 apayim to anger nostrils HNcmda וְ/רַב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verav and abundant and great HC/Aamsc חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed in lovingkindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa וְ/נִחָ֖ם 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤌 venicham and who relents and he was moved to relent HC/VNrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 concerning upon HR הָ/רָעָֽה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the calamity the evil HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 5
and went out and he went out Jonah Yonah Yonah from from the city the watchful settlement and sat and he sat/dwelt east of from before the city to the settled city and made and he did for himself — there in that place a shelter sheltering booth and sat and he sat/dwelt under it beneath her in the shade in the shade until up to that that-which he might see he sees what what? would become he will come to be of the city in the settlement
וַ/יֵּצֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms יוֹנָה֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and sat and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms מִ/קֶּ֣דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem east of from before HR/Ncmsa לָ/עִ֑יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair the city to the settled city HRd/Ncfsa וַ/יַּעַשׂ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and made and he did HC/Vqw3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself HR/Sp3ms שָׁ֜ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD סֻכָּ֗ה 𐤎𐤊𐤄 sukah a shelter sheltering booth HNcfsa וַ/יֵּ֤שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev-2 and sat and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms תַּחְתֶּ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄 tacheteyha under it beneath her HR/Sp3fs בַּ/צֵּ֔ל 𐤁/𐤑𐤋 batsel in the shade in the shade HRd/Ncmsa עַ֚ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יִרְאֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh he might see he sees HVqi3ms מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi יִּהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh would become he will come to be HVqi3ms בָּ/עִֽיר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair of the city in the settlement HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 6
and-appointed and he appointed the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God mighty ones plant castor-bean bush and-made-it-grow-up and he caused to ascend over from upon Jonah to Yonah to Yonah to-be to be, to become shade shade over upon his head his head to-deliver to snatch away him — from-his-discomfort from his evil and-was-glad and he rejoiced Jonah Yonah Yonah about upon the-plant the castor-bean plant gladness glad rejoicing great great
וַ/יְמַ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤍 vayeman and-appointed and he appointed HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱ֠לֹהִים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa קִיקָי֞וֹן 𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 qiqayon plant castor-bean bush HNcmsa וַ/יַּ֣עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and-made-it-grow-up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal over from upon HR/R לְ/יוֹנָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 leyonah Jonah to Yonah to Yonah HR/Np לִֽ/הְי֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to-be to be, to become HR/Vqc צֵל֙ 𐤑𐤋 tsel shade shade HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/הַצִּ֥יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 lehatsil to-deliver to snatch away HR/Vhc ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms מֵ/רָֽעָת֑/וֹ 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 meraato from-his-discomfort from his evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 vayisemach and-was-glad and he rejoiced HC/Vqw3ms יוֹנָ֛ה 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 about upon HR הַ/קִּֽיקָי֖וֹן 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 haqiqayon the-plant the castor-bean plant HTd/Ncmsa שִׂמְחָ֥ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah gladness glad rejoicing HNcfsa גְדוֹלָֽה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa
Verse 8
and it came to pass and he became when rose as shining forth the sun the sun and appointed and he appointed God mighty ones a wind breath of east east scorching sultry-still and beat and she struck the sun the sun on upon head head of Jonah Yonah Yonah and he fainted and he enveloped himself and he asked and he asked [direct object marker] object-marker his soul his living-self to die to die and said and he said better good my death my death than my life from my lives
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כִּ/זְרֹ֣חַ 𐤊/𐤆𐤓𐤇 kizerocha when rose as shining forth HR/Vqc הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יְמַ֨ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤍 vayeman and appointed and he appointed HC/Vpw3ms אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) a wind breath of HNcbsc קָדִים֙ 𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 qadim east east HNcmsa חֲרִישִׁ֔ית 𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 charishit scorching sultry-still HAafsa וַ/תַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊 vatakhe and beat and she struck HC/Vhw3ms הַ/שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh-2 the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head HNcmsc יוֹנָ֖ה 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah of Jonah Yonah Yonah HNp וַ/יִּתְעַלָּ֑ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤐 vayitealaf and he fainted and he enveloped himself HC/Vtw3ms וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and he asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his soul his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms לָ/מ֔וּת 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamut to die to die HR/Vqc וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov better good HAamsa מוֹתִ֖/י 𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤉 moti my death my death HNcmsc/Sp1cs מֵ/חַיָּֽ/י 𐤌/𐤇𐤉/𐤉 mechayay than my life from my lives HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs
Verse 10
and said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh you you had compassion you had compassion on upon the plant the castor-bean plant which that-which not not worked you toiled hard in it — and not and not made grow you made him great son of son of night night was he was / he became and son of and son of night night perished he perished
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms חַ֨סְתָּ֙ 𐤇𐤎𐤕 chaseta had compassion you had compassion HVqp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/קִּ֣יקָי֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤅𐤍 haqiqayon the plant the castor-bean plant HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עָמַ֥לְתָּ 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤕 amaleta worked you toiled hard HVqp2ms בּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn גִדַּלְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤕/𐤅 gidaleto made grow you made him great HVpp2ms/Sp3ms שֶׁ/בִּן 𐤔/𐤁𐤍 shebin Bene (Bemba) son of son of HTr/Ncmsc לַ֥יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah night night HNcmsa הָיָ֖ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms וּ/בִן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍 uvin Bene (Bemba) and son of and son of HC/Ncmsc לַ֥יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah-2 night night HNcmsa אָבָֽד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad perished he perished HVqp3ms
Verse 11
and-I and I not not spare I will show compassion over upon Nineveh Nineveh Nineveh the-city the watchful settlement the-great the great one which that-which there-are there exists in-it — many cause to multiply than-two from two ten -esreh teen-suffix thousand a myriad persons human being who that-which not not know he knew between between his-right his right hand his-left to his left side and-livestock and land-beast many great
וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and-I and I HC/Pp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אָח֔וּס 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤎 achus spare I will show compassion HVqi1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR נִינְוֵ֖ה 𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤄 nineveh Nineveh Nineveh Nineveh HNp הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the-great the great one HTd/Aafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there-are there exists HTm בָּ֡/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in-it HR/Sp3fs הַרְבֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh many cause to multiply HVha מִֽ/שְׁתֵּים 𐤌/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 misheteym than-two from two HR/Acfda עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh ten -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa רִבּ֜וֹ 𐤓𐤁𐤅 ribo thousand a myriad HAcbsa אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam persons human being HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יָדַע֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada know he knew HVqp3ms בֵּין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR יְמִינ֣/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his-right his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms לִ/שְׂמֹאל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅 lisemolo his-left to his left side HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/בְהֵמָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 uvehemah and-livestock and land-beast HR/Ncfsa רַבָּֽה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah many great HAafsa
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