American Standard Version
Jonah 4:1-8
2Andheprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,andsaidH559,IprayH6419thee,OJehovah,wasH1961notthismysayingH559,whenIwasH1961yetinmycountry?ThereforeH3651Ihastedtofleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272untoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;forIknewH3045thatthou artagraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,andmerciful,slowtoangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,andabundantinlovingkindness,andrepentest theeoftheevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.
5ThenJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124wentH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andsatH3427ontheeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideofthecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,andtheremadeH6213himaboothH5521,andsatH3427underitintheshadeבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738,tillhemightseeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatwouldbecomeH1961ofthecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
6AndJehovahGodאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430preparedagourd,andmadeittocomeupoverJonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124,thatitmightbeלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961ashadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337himfromhisevilH7451case.SoJonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124wasH1961exceedinggladH8055becauseofthegourd.
8Anditcametopass,whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121arose,thatGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430preparedasultryeastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307;andthesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatupontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124,thathefaintedוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968,andrequestedforhimselfthathemightdieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,andsaidH559,Itisbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formetodieH4191thantolive.
Commentaries on Jonah 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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