I. Death and Life (1:1–17)

A. A Reluctant Prophet and Yahweh (1:1–3)

B. The Sailors and the Reluctant Prophet in Yahweh’s Storm (1:4–12)

1. Jonah’s Indifference (1:5–7)

2. Sailors Question Jonah (1:8–10)

3. Jonah’s Confession (1:11–12)

C. The Sailors and Yahweh (1:13–16)

D. God’s Fish (1:17)

II. Jonah Gives Thanks for Yahweh’s Great Fish (2:1–10)

A. The Five Stanzas of Jonah’s Distress (2:1–6)

B. The Refrain of Jonah’s Deliverance (2:7–10)

III. Preaching, Repentance, and Compassion (3:1–10)

A. Jonah Proclaims and the Ninevites Believe God (3:1–5)

B. The King Responds in Hope (3:6–10)

IV. The Creator’s Love and Jonah’s Anger (4:1–11)

A. Jonah’s Anger with Yahweh (4:1–5)

B. Vine, Worm, and Wind (4:6–8)

C. Yahweh Reasons with Jonah (4:9–11)