Jonah 4:8
When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”Jonah 4:8 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યૂના ૪:૮
- પછી જયારે સૂર્ય આકાશ ઉપર આવ્યો ત્યારે ઈશ્વરે પૂર્વ તરફથી ગરમ પવન વાતો કર્યો. તેનાથી, માથા પર આવેલા સખત તડકાને લીધે યૂના મૂર્છિત થયો. તેથી મોત માગતાં તે બોલ્યો કે, “મારા માટે જીવવા કરતા મરવું વધારે સારું છે.”
- हिन्दी — योना ४:८
- जब सूर्य उगा, तब परमेश्वर ने पुरवाई बहाकर लू चलाई, और धूप योना के सिर पर ऐसे लगी कि वह मूर्छा खाने लगा; और उसने यह कहकर मृत्यु माँगी, “मेरे लिये जीवित रहने से मरना ही अच्छा है।”
In context
6The LORD God prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.
7But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine so that it withered.
8When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
9God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?” He said, “I am right to be angry, even to death.”
10The LORD said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night and perished in a night.
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