Jonah 4:1-2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Jonah’s Anger

4 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.^{(A) 2} He prayed to the Lord:^(B) “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place.^(C) I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God,^(D) slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.^(E)