Jonah 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jonah 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jonah 4:3 is a verse from the book of Jonah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jonah 4:3 — KJV
“Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”
— Jonah 4:3 (KJV)
Jonah 4:3 in Context — About the Book of Jonah
Jonah is the prophet who ran — away from Nineveh, into a storm, and into the belly of a great fish, where he finally prayed. God's question closes the book: shouldn't I have compassion on a city of 120,000? It exposes our reluctance and God's relentless mercy to outsiders.
Cross-References for Jonah 4:3
“But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life”
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“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
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“And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. escape...: Heb. deliver himself from our eyes”
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“Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.”
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“Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. let...: Heb. let my supplication fall”
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