Jonah’s Anger at the LORD’s Compassion
Jonah 4:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”
- KJV
- ¶ Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?Doest…: or, Art thou greatly angry?
- WEB
- Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
- ASV
- And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?
- LSV
- And YHWH says, “Is doing good displeasing to you?”
- YLT
- And Jehovah saith, 'Is doing good displeasing to thee?'
- DBY
- And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?
- DRC
- And the Lord said: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry?
- GNV
- Then saide the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
- JPS
- And the LORD said: 'Art thou greatly angry?'
- LXXE
- And the Lord said to Jonas, Art thou very much grieved?
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה הַהֵיטֵ֖ב חָ֥רָה לָֽךְ׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Ἰωνᾶν, εἰ σφόδρα λελύπησαι σύ;
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- Matthew 20:15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Jonah 4:9Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
- Psalms 106:32–33At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.
- Micah 6:3‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!
- James 1:19–20My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
- Numbers 20:11–12Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink. But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,…
- Numbers 20:24“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
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