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English Bible Translations

Jonah 4:8 / KJV
8. And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah 4:8 / ASV
8. And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah 4:8 / BasicEnglish
8. Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.
Jonah 4:8 / Darby
8. And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah 4:8 / Webster
8. And it came to pass, when the sun rose that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Jonah 4:8 / Young
8. And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, `Better [is] my death than my life.'

German Bible Translations

Jona 4:8 / Luther
8. Als aber die Sonne aufgegangen war, verschaffte Gott einen dürren Ostwind; und die Sonne stach Jona auf den Kopf, daß er matt ward. Da wünschte er seiner Seele den Tod und sprach: Ich wollte lieber tot sein als leben.
Jona 4:8 / Schlachter
8. Und als die Sonne aufging, beorderte Gott einen trockenen Ostwind, und die Sonne stach Jona aufs Haupt, so daß er ganz matt wurde; und er wünschte sich den Tod und sprach: «Es wäre besser, ich stürbe, als daß ich am Leben bleibe!»

French Bible Translations

Jonas 4:8 / Segond21
8. Au lever du soleil, Dieu fit souffler un vent chaud d'est, et le soleil frappa la tête de Jonas au point qu'il tomba en défaillance. Il demanda la mort en disant: «Il vaut mieux pour moi mourir que vivre.»
Jonas 4:8 / NEG1979
8. Au lever du soleil, Dieu fit souffler un vent chaud d’orient, et le soleil frappa la tête de Jonas, au point qu’il tomba en défaillance. Il demanda la mort, et dit: La mort m’est préférable à la vie.
Jonas 4:8 / Segond
8. Au lever du soleil, Dieu fit souffler un vent chaud d'orient, et le soleil frappa la tête de Jonas, au point qu'il tomba en défaillance. Il demanda la mort, et dit: La mort m'est préférable à la vie.
Jonas 4:8 / Darby_Fr
8. Et il arriva que, quand le soleil se leva, Dieu prépara un doux vent d'orient, et le soleil frappa la tête de Jonas, et il défaillait, et il demanda la mort pour son âme, et dit: Mieux me vaut la mort que la vie.
Jonas 4:8 / Martin
8. Et il arriva que quand le soleil fut levé Dieu prépara un vent Oriental qu'on n'apercevait point, et le soleil frappa sur la tête de Jonas, en sorte que s'évanouissant il demanda de mourir, et il dit : La mort m'est meilleure que la vie.
Jonas 4:8 / Ostervald
8. Puis il arriva qu'au lever du soleil Dieu fit venir un vent chaud d'orient, et le soleil frappa sur la tête de Jonas, en sorte qu'il tomba en défaillance. Et il demanda la mort, et dit: Mieux me vaut la mort que la vie!

Versions with Strong Codes

Jonah 4 / KJV_Strong
8. And it came to pass,[H1961] when the sun[H8121] did arise,[H2224] that God[H430] prepared[H4487] a vehement[H2759] east[H6921] wind;[H7307] and the sun[H8121] beat[H5221] upon[H5921] the head[H7218] of Jonah,[H3124] that he fainted,[H5968] and wished[H7592] in[H854] himself[H5315] to die,[H4191] and said,[H559] It is better[H2896] for me to die[H4194] than to live.[H4480] [H2416]

Strong Code definitions

H1961 hayah haw-yaw a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit(one-)self, require, X use. see H1933

H8121 shemesh sheh'-mesh from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement:--+ east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), + west(-ward), window. See also 1053.see H1053

H2224 zarach zaw-rakh' a primitive root; properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy):--arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.

H430 'elohiym el-o-heem' plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:--angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.see H433

H4487 manah maw-naw' a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate orenroll:--appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.

H2759 chariyshiy khar-ee-shee' from H2790 in the sense of silence; quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind):--vehement. see H2790

H6921 qadiym kaw-deem' or qadim {kaw-deem'}; from H6923; the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind):--east(-ward, wind).

H7307 ruwach roo'-akh from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):--air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).see H7306

H8121 shemesh sheh'-mesh from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement:--+ east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), + west(-ward), window. See also 1053.see H1053

H5221 nakah naw-kaw' a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literallyor figuratively):--beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, X surely, wound.

H5921 `al al properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, accordingto(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.see H5920

H7218 ro'sh roshe from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.):--band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company,end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

H3124 Yonah yo-naw' the same as H3123; Jonah, an Israelite:--Jonah. see H3123

H5968 `alaph aw-laf' a primitive root; to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid:--faint, overlaid, wrap self.

H7592 sha'al shaw-al' or shael {shaw-ale'}; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand:--ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.

H854 'eth ayth probably from H579; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.:--against, among, before, by, for, from,in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.see H579

H5315 nephesh neh'-fesh from H5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):--any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me,mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.see H5314

H4191 muwth mooth a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill:--X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.

H559 'amar aw-mar' a primitive root; to say (used with greatlatitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.

H2896 towb tobe from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, agood man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):--beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour,fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well((-favoured)). see H2895

H4194 maveth maw'-veth from H4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence,ruin:--(be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d). see H4191

H4480 min min or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural){min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over, since, X then, through, X whether, with.see H4482

H2416 chay khah'-ee from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:--+ age, alive, appetite, (wild)beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.see H2421

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