Interlinear Study Bible

Berean Study Bible
- 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."

English Standard Version
When the sun rose God appointed a scorching east wind and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint And he asked that he might die and said It is better for me to die than to live

Holman Christian Standard Version
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down so much on Jonah's head that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, "It's better for me to die than to live."

King James Version
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise (8800), that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted (8691), and wished in himself to die (8800), and said (8799), It is better for me to die than to live.

Lexham English Bible
⌊And when the sun rose⌋⌊And he asked that he could die⌋is better than my life!"

New American Standard Version
When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with {all} his soul to die, saying, "Death is better to me than life."

World English Bible
It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."