New American Standard Bible 1995
Jonah 4
Jonah’s Displeasure Rebuked
2Heprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,was not thisזֶ֣הzehH2088whatדְבָרִ֗יde.va.RiH1697I saidH1696whileH5704I was stillH5704in my owncountryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127?Thereforeכֵּ֥ןkenH5921H3651in order to forestallקִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.tiH6923this Ifledלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,for I knewיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that You are agraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַח֔וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in lovingkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and one who relentsוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162concerningH5921calamityH7463.
5Then Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the cityH5892and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofit. Thereשָׁ֜םshamH8033he madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213a shelterסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521for himself andsatוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙tach.Tei.haH8478it in the shadeבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704H834he could seeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100would happenיִּהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961in the cityH5892.
6So the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487aplantקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021and it grewוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927up overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480H5921Jonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124to be a shadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337him from his discomfortH7463.And Jonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124wasextremelyשִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃sim.Chah ge.do.LahH8057H1419happyוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055aboutעַל־'al-H5921theplantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.
7But Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a wormH8439when dawnהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837cameבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the nextלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283and it attackedוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021and itwitheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.
8When the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121cameכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224up Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430appointedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a scorchingחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307, and thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatH5221downH5221on Jonah’sיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218so that he becameH5968faintוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968and beggedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592with allhis soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Deathמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896to me thanH4480lifeH2425.”
9Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, “Do you have goodH3190reasonH3190to be angryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have goodH3190reasonH3190to be angryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734,even to deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.”
10Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You hadH2347compassionחַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.taH2347on the plantהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.YonH7021for whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834you did not workעָמַ֥לְתָּ'a.Mal.taH5998and whichyou did not cause to growגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.ToH1431,whichH7945cameהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961up overnightשֶׁבִּן־ לַ֥יְלָהshe.bin- Lay.lahH1121H3915and perishedאָבָֽד׃'a.VadH6overnightוּבִן־ לַ֥יְלָהu.vin- Lay.lahH1121H3915.
11Should I nothaveH2347compassionאָח֔וּס'a.ChusH2347on Ninevehנִינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210,the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426are moreהַרְבֵּה֩har.BehH7235thanH4480120,000מִֽשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה רִבּ֜וֹmish.teim- 'es.Reh ri.BoH8147H6240H7239personsאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834do notknowיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045the differencebetweenבֵּין־bein-H996their rightיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225and leftH8040handH8040,as well as manyרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227animalsוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.ve.he.MahH929?”
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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