Jonah.4.8

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’s Anger at the LORD’s Compassion

Cross References

Matthew 20:12

KJV Jesus

Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

The Parable of the Workers

1 Kings 19:4

KJV

¶ 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.

Elijah Flees from Jezebel

Psalm 121:6

KJV

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills

A song of ascents.

Isaiah 49:10

KJV GOD

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

The Servant and Light to the Gentiles

Salvation Reaches to the End of the Earth

Ezekiel 19:12

KJV GOD

But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.

A Lament for the Princes of Israel

Hosea 13:15

KJV GOD

¶ Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

Judgment on Samaria

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’s Anger at the LORD’s Compassion

Jonah 4:9

KJV GOD

And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.