1. This displeased Jonah terribly and he became very angry.
2. He prayed to the Lord and said, “Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! – because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.
3. So now, Lord, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”