8. During the day the Lord sent a scorching wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head, making him feel faint. Jonah was ready to die, and he shouted, “I wish I were dead!”
9. But the Lord asked, “Jonah, do you have the right to be angry about the vine?”“Yes, I do,” he answered, “and I'm angry enough to die.”
10. But the Lord said:You are concerned about a vine that you did not plant or take care of, a vine that grew up in one night and died the next.
11. In that city of Nineveh there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell right from wrong, and many cattle are also there. Don't you think I should be concerned about that big city?