Jonah 3:10-4:2

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¹⁰ When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented^(A) and did not bring on them the destruction^(B) he had threatened.^(C)

Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion

4 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.^{(D) 2} He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew^(E) that you are a gracious^(F) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,^(G) a God who relents^(H) from sending calamity.^(I)