Jonah 4:1 (KJV)

Passage

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

Nearby Context

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

Jonah 4:2 And 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.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "displeased", "jonah", "exceedingly", "very", 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 the LORD and...", 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.