Jonah 4:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 4

Jonah’s Anger; God’s Reproof. ¹ This decision greatly displeased Jonah, and he became very angry. ² Praying to the Lord, he said, “Lord, isn’t this exactly what I predicted when I was still in my own country? That is why in the beginning I fled to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, who is slow to anger, abounding in mercy, and ready to relent from inflicting punishment. ³ Therefore, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”