And he prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord, were these not my words while I was still in my own land? That is why I hurried to flee to Tharsis; for I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, patient and abounding in mercy, and one who relents over disasters.
And Jonah went out of the city and sat down opposite the city, and there he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would happen to the city.
And the Lord God appointed a gourd, and it came up over Jonah's head to be a shade above his head, to shade him from his troubles. And Jonah rejoiced over the gourd with great joy.
And when the sun rose, God appointed a burning, scorching wind; and the sun beat down on Jonah's head, and he grew faint and gave up on his life and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
And shall I not spare Nineveh, the great city, in which there dwell more than twelve myriads of people who do not know their right hand from their left, and many cattle?"