DID YOU KNOW?
The answer
Disagree. The book ends on God's words about Nineveh, its people and "also many animals" (Jonah 4:11). Jonah's last words come two verses earlier: "Yes, angry enough to die" (Jonah 4:9). He never replies to God.
Why it’s interesting
The ending stays open. Michael Coogan and Cynthia Chapman's Old Testament textbook says that because the question goes unanswered, several readings of the book remain possible.
Scholarly consensus
Learn the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.