Jonah 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 4:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹנָ֔ה
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
הַהֵיטֵ֥ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
חָרָֽה
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
לְךָ֖
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹן
qîyqâyôwn
H7021
gourd
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֵיטֵ֥ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
חָֽרָה
chârâh
H2734
to be angry
לִ֖י
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מָֽוֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
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World English Bible Public Domain
God 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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right that it burns to you about the plant?” And he said, “It is right that it burns to me, even as far as death.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).