Jonah 4
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 4:5-9

5Then JonahH3124 wentH3318 out from the cityH5892 and satH3427 eastH6924 of 1it. ThereH8033 he madeH6213 a shelterH5521 for himself and 2satH3427 underH8478 it in the shadeH6738 untilH5704H834 he could seeH7200 whatH4100 would happenH1961 in the cityH5892. 6So the LordH3068 GodH430 appointedH4487 a 3plantH7021 and it grewH5927 up overH4480H5921 JonahH3124 to be a shadeH6738 overH5921 his headH7218 to deliverH5337 him from his discomfortH7463. And JonahH3124 was 4extremelyH8057H1419 happyH8055 aboutH5921 the 5plantH7021. 7But GodH430 appointedH4487 a wormH8439 when dawnH7837 cameH5927 the nextH4283 dayH4283 and it attackedH5221 the plantH7021 and it 6witheredH3001. 8When the sunH8121 cameH2224 up GodH430 appointedH4487 a scorchingH2759 7eastH6921 windH7307, and the 8sunH8121 beatH5221 downH5221 on Jonah’sH3124 headH7218 so that he becameH5968 faintH5968 and beggedH7592 with all his soulH5315 to dieH4191, sayingH559, “9DeathH4194 is betterH2896 to me thanH4480 lifeH2425.”

9Then GodH430 saidH559 to JonahH3124, “Do you have goodH3190 reasonH3190 to be angryH2734 aboutH5921 the plantH7021?” And he saidH559, “I have goodH3190 reasonH3190 to be angryH2734, even to deathH4194.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Jonah 4:5 Lit the city ↩
  2. 2. Jonah 4:5 1 Kin 19:9, 13 ↩
  3. 3. Jonah 4:6 Probably a castor oil plant, and so in vv 7, 9 and 10 ↩
  4. 4. Jonah 4:6 Lit greatly ↩
  5. 5. Jonah 4:6 Probably a castor oil plant, and so in vv 7, 9 and 10 ↩
  6. 6. Jonah 4:7 Joel 1:12 ↩
  7. 7. Jonah 4:8 Ezek 19:12; Hos 13:15 ↩
  8. 8. Jonah 4:8 Ps 121:6; Is 49:10 ↩
  9. 9. Jonah 4:8 Jon 4:3 ↩

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