Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

Jonah 4:3

And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
World English Bible

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