Jonah 4:1 (DBY)

Passage

And it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

Nearby Context

Jonah 4:1 And it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Ah, Jehovah, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I was minded to flee at first unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Jonah 4:3 And now, Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "displeased", "jonah", "exceedingly", and "angry". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "displeased" and "jonah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he prayed unto Jehovah and said...", so "displeased" and "jonah" should be read forward into that movement. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "displeased" and "jonah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.