The LORD asked Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry?” Jonah 4:4. Later God asks again about Jonah being angry over the plant Jonah 4:9.
In Jonah 4:4, Yahweh responds to Jonah’s strong emotion with a probing question: “Is it right for you to be angry?” Instead of arguing, explaining, or punishing, God challenges Jonah to examine whether his anger is fitting. This line comes immediately after Jonah’s outburst when he is displeased that Nineveh has been spared (4:1–3). Jonah has spoken at length, including a complaint about God’s character and a dramatic request to die, and now the narrative shifts to God’s reply.
Jonah 4:4 presents God engaging Jonah personally and directly. Instead of explaining himself or issuing a punishment, Yahweh answers Jonah’s upset with a question: whether Jonah’s anger is “right” or “fitting.” That means the story briefly shifts from public events (Nineveh spared) to Jonah’s inner posture as the main topic of God–prophet dialogue.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Jonah 4:4, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
4Yahweh said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"