Jonah 4:8
Jonah · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“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
What Does Jonah 4:8 Mean?
Jonah 4:8 is found in the book of Jonah, chapter 4, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jonah 4:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 121:6“The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.”1 Kings 19:4“But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”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.”Revelation 16:8“And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.”Exodus 14:12“Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”Numbers 11:15“And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.”Job 6:9“Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!”Job 10:1“My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.”Ezekiel 19:12“But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.”Mark 4:6“But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.”Numbers 14:2“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!”Job 3:21“Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;”Job 7:16“I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.”Job 38:24“By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?”Ecclesiastes 2:17“Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Isaiah 49:10“They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.”Revelation 3:19“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”Revelation 7:16“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.”Exodus 10:13“And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.”Exodus 16:3“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
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