New American Standard Bible 2020
Jonah 4:6-10
6So the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430designatedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487aplantקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021,and it grewH5927upH5927overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH4480H5921Jonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124to be a shadeצֵל֙tzelH6738overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, torelieveלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337him of his discomfortH7463.And Jonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124was overjoyedוַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃vai.yis.Mach sim.Chah ge.do.LahH8057H1419H8055aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.
7But Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430designatedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a wormH8439when dawnהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837cameבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the nextלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,and it attackedוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021and itwitheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.
8And when the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121cameכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224up Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430designatedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487a scorchingחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307, and thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221downעַל־'al-H5921on Jonah’sיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218so that he becameH5968faintוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968,and he beggedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592with allhis soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,sayingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Deathמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194is betterט֥וֹבTovH2896to me thanH4480lifeH2425!”
9But Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, “Do you haveH3190a goodH3190reasonH3190to beH2734angryH2734aboutעַל־'al-H5921the plantהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I haveH3190goodH3190reasonH3190to beH2734angryH2734, evento the pointעַד־'ad-H5704of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194!”
10Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You hadH2347compassionחַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.taH2347on the plantהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.YonH7021,for 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.
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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