Then the Lord gave Jonah an object lesson. He "prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. 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."

Nu gav Herren Jonas en anskuelsesundervisning. "Ved morgengry næste dag bød Gud en orm stikke olieplanten, så den visnede; og da solen stod op, rejste Gud en glødende østenstorm, og solen stak Jonas i hovedet, så han vansmægtede og ønskede sig døden, idet han tænkte: "Jeg vil hellere dø end leve."