New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 4:6-7

6So the Lord God appointed a 1plant and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. And Jonah was 2extremely happy about the 3plant.

7But God appointed a worm when dawn came the next day and it attacked the plant and it 4withered.

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Notes

1. Jonah 4:6 Probably a castor oil plant, and so in vv 7, 9 and 10 ↩
2. Jonah 4:6 Lit greatly ↩
3. Jonah 4:6 Probably a castor oil plant, and so in vv 7, 9 and 10 ↩
4. Jonah 4:7 Joel 1:12 ↩

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