New International Reader's Version

Jonah 4:1-4 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1. But Jonah was very upset. He became angry.

2. He prayed to the Lord and said, "Lord, isn't this exactly what I thought would happen when I was still at home? That's why I was so quick to run away to Tarshish. I knew that you are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. You are a God who takes pity on people. You don't want to destroy them.

3. Lord, take away my life. I'd rather die than live."

4. But the Lord replied, "Do you have any right to be angry?"