Jonah 4:9

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“Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!””

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Read Jonah 4:9 in the flow of Jonah4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Jonah4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And God saith unto Jonah: `Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, `To do good is displeasing to me--unto death.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jonah 4:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
  2. Genesis 4:6“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?
  3. Judges 16:16Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
  4. 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
  5. Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
  6. Job 18:4You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
  7. Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
  8. Matthew 26:38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
  9. 2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
  10. Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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