Jon 4:2-3 | ESV | STEP | And he prayed to the Lord and said , O Lord , is not this what I said when I was yet in my country ? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish ; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful , slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love , and relenting from disaster .

Jonah 4:2-3

2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? ^aThat is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a ^bgracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and ^crelenting from disaster. 3 ^dTherefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, ^efor it is better for me to die than to live.”