Passage

Jonah 4.2

Book: Jonah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry."

"2. And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil."

"3. Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4. And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?" (Jonah 4:1-4, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry."

"2. He prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm."

"3. Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4. Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”" (Jonah 4:1-4, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry."

"2. 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."

"3. Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 4. Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? ^{Doest: or, Art thou greatly angry?}" (Jonah 4:1-4, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And it is grievous unto Jonah, a great evil, and he is displeased at it;"

"2. and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and he saith, 'I pray Thee, O Jehovah, is not this my word while I was in mine own land, therefore I was beforehand to flee to Tarshish, that I have known that Thou [art] a God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, and repenting of evil?"

"3. And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better [is] my death than my life.' 4. And Jehovah saith, 'Is doing good displeasing to thee?'" (Jonah 4:1-4, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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