The Book of Jonah – Part 5

4  But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. ²  And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. ³  Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” ⁴  And the LORD said, “Do you do well to be angry?”