As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were str
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.
They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will
Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness,
So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah wa
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this
Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of th
Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking a
Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keepe
I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good