Translations
Modern
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it came to pass at the rising of the sun that God appointed a scorching wind from the east, and the sun beat on the head of Jonah. And he became faint, and he asked for his soul to die, and said, “Better is my death than my life!”
Latin
Et cum ortus fuisset sol, præcepit Dominus vento calido et urenti: et percussit sol super caput Jonæ, et æstuabat: et petivit animæ suæ ut moreretur, et dixit: Melius est mihi mori quam vivere.
Original
Hebrew
English
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Notes
God commands Jonah again to preach to Nineveh. This time, Jonah obeys. Ironically, the city repents, just as Jonah feared, and he becomes angry with God.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jonahc. 825 BC
People
Jonah: Prophet swallowed by fish, preached to Nineveh
Glossary
Topics
Death: Desired: Jonah Despondency: Jonah After he had Preached to the Ninevites Gourd: Jonah's, Believed to be a Vine Resembling the American Squash, Used in Assyria to Cover Huts Heat: Jonah Overcome With Life: (Sacredness of, an Inference from What is Taught in the Law Concerning Murder): Jonah Murmuring: Jonah Presumption: Jonah The Wind: God: Raises Wind: East: At the City of Nineveh