jonah then went all through the city telling everyone that god was going to punish them. their hearts were changed and they saw their evildoing. they prayed for god to deliver them from the upcoming destruction to their city. god saw their change and had mercy on them, but jonah still did not believe it. he went to wait upon a high up rock and see god's anger against the city. god was not pleased with that so he first made a plant grow, and then sent a small worm to bite down the small gourd plant, which was jonah's only shade from the heat of the sun. jonah was very angry and said it was better for him to die than live. god, in turn, said that jonah cared more about the little plant than all the people of nineveh!