⁷ When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.^(A)

⁸ As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind.^(A) The sun beat down on Jonah’s head^(B) so much that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, ‘It’s better for me to die than to live.’^(C)