Jonah 4:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry.

² And he prayed to the Lord and said, I pray You, O Lord, is not this just what I said when I was still in my country? That is why I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and [when sinners turn to You and meet Your conditions] You revoke the [sentence of] evil against them.^(A)

³ Therefore now, O Lord, I beseech You, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.