Jonah 4:8

KJV

And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

— Jonah 4:8, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Jonah Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Jonah is greatly displeased at God's compassion on Nineveh and asks to die, revealing his motive for fleeing: he knew God was gracious and might spare the city. God teaches him through a plant that grows and is destroyed, then …

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ASV

And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

YLT

And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, `Better <FI>is<Fi> my death than my life.'

BBE

Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

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