Jonah 4:1-3
1 And it was displeasing to Jonah, a great disaster and he became angry with regard to it.
2 And he prayed to YHWH and he said, “Oh YHWH, is this not my word while I was in my land? Therefore I did the first time to flee to Tarshish for I know that you are a gracious God and compassionate, slow to anger [lit. slow of nose] and abounding steadfast love and one who relents concerning the calamity.
3 And now YHWH, please take my life from me because my death is better than my life.”
Jonah 3:1-10
1 And it happened the word of YHWH came to Jonah a second [time] saying, 2 “Get up and go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to her the proclamation which I am speaking to you.”
3 And Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of YHWH and Nineveh was a great city to God, a distance of three days.
4 And Jonah began to go into the city a journey of one day and he proclaimed and he said, “Still forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”
Jonah 2:6-11*
(*2:5-10 in English translations)
6 The waters encompassed me up to the neck,
the deep surrounds me,
reeds were wrapped around my head.
7 To the foundations of the mountains I descended,
the land, her bars [were] around me for an eternity
and you brought my life up from the pit, YHWH my God.
Jonah 2:1-5*
(*1:17-2:4 in English translations)
1 And YHWH supplied a large fish to swallow Jonah and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2 And Jonah prayed to YHWH his God from the belly of the fish.
3 And he said, “I called from in my distress to YHWH
and he answered me.
From the belly of Sheol I cried for help,
you heard my voice.
Jonah 1:11-16
11 And they said to him, “What shall we do to you so that the sea will quieten down from on us?” For the sea was growing and storming.
12 And he said to them, “Lift me up and throw me into the sea and the sea will quieten down from on you because I know that on account of me this great storm is upon you.”
13 And the men rowed to bring back to the dry land and they were not able to because the sea was growing and storming upon them. 14 And they called to YHWH and they said, “Please YHWH please do not let us perish by the life of this man and you must not put on us innocent blood, for you YHWH, as you pleased you have done.” 15 And they lifted Jonah up and threw him into the sea and the sea stood still from its rage. 16 And the men feared YHWH with a great fear and they sacrificed a sacrifice to YHWH and they vowed vows.
