Jonah 4:3
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
In other versions
Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
ASV
So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.
BBE
And now, Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.
DBY
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
WEB
And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better `is' my death than my life.'
YLT
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I plead to you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
ENG
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
WBT
And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
BSB
In context
1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
5So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.