1. Jonah was really upset and angry.
2. So he prayed:Our Lord, I knew from the very beginning that you wouldn't destroy Nineveh. That's why I left my own country and headed for Spain. You are a kind and merciful God, and you are very patient. You always show love, and you don't like to punish anyone, not even foreigners.
3. Now let me die! I'd be better off dead.