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.”

"Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live." - Jonah 4:3
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What does Jonah 4:3 mean?

The verse Jonah 4:3 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live." This verse is found in the book of Jonah, which tells the story of the prophet Jonah who was reluctant…

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The Depths of Despair: A Lament from Jonah

In Jonah 4:3, we encounter a profound and raw moment of despair from the prophet Jonah. The King James Version captures this poignant moment, stating: "Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live." At first glance, it…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Understanding in Troubling Times

O Lord, our God, I come before Thee today with a heavy heart, reflecting on the tumult of life and the struggles that often loom larger than hope itself. In the depths of despair, I hear the anguished words of Thy servant Jonah, who, in the throes of despair, cried out…

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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."
Jonah 3:4 - "And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."
Jonah walking through the ancient city of Nineveh, preaching to the Assyrians. Jonah 3:4
Jonah 4:1 - "But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry."
JONAH 4, NINEVAH REPENTING, JONAH BITTER
Jonah 3:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,"
"And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown." - Jonah 3:4
Jonah 3:3 - "So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey."
"But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry." - Jonah 4:1
Jonah 4:6 - "And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd."
Jonah 4:4 - "¶ Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?"
Jonah 4:9 - "And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death."
"And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying," - Jonah 3:1
Jonah 4:5-6 Jonah sitting in the desert under a shelter with a plant over the shelter overlooking the city of Nineveh.
Jonah 2:4 Ship fit for the period in which Jonah lived. In daytime, great tempest, big waves, strong winds
Jonah 4:6-7 - "And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant. But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered."
Jonah 4:5 - "So 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."
Jonah 1:4-5 ancient sail ship appropriate for time of Jonah, in the mids of a great tempest, dark waters, big waves, strong winds
"¶ Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?" - Jonah 4:4
Jonah 4:8 - "And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live."
"And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd." - Jonah 4:6
"So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey." - Jonah 3:3
Jonah 1:3 - "But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD."
Jonah 4:7 - "But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered."
Jonah 3:2 - "Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee."
Jonah 1:4 - "¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken."
"And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd." - Jonah 4:6
Jonah 4:8 - "And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live."
Jonah 3:9 - "Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?"