KJVAnd 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.
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.
Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
And God saith unto Jonah: `Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, `To do good is displeasing to me--unto death.'
AndGod said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, unto death.
Jonah — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 1. Et displicuit Jonae dolore magno, et succensuit apud se. Jerome commends this grief of Jonah, and compares it to the holy zeal of Paul when he wished himself to be an anathema for his brethren, (Romans 9:3:) for…