Key Verse Spotlight
Jonah 4:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, {was} not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou {art} a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.”
Jonah 4:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, {was} not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou {art} a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for {it is} better for me to die than to live.
Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? {Doest...: or, Art thou greatly angry?}
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