Revised Webster's Bible
Jonah 4
2And heprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, Iprayאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577thee, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, was not this mysayingדְבָרִ֗יde.va.RiH1697, when I was yet in mycountryאַדְמָתִ֔י'ad.ma.TiH127? Therefore Ifledלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272beforeקִדַּ֖מְתִּיki.Dam.tiH6923toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659: for Iknewיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou art agraciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587Godאֵֽל־'el-H410, andmercifulוְרַח֔וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and ofgreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617, andrepentestוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162of theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.
5SoJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the eastsideמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of thecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892, and theremadeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him aboothסֻכָּ֗הsu.KahH5521, andsatוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427under it in theshadowבַּצֵּ֔לba.TzelH6738, till he mightseeיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200what would become of thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
6And theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֣ןvay.ManH4487agourdקִיקָי֞וֹןki.ka.YonH7021, and made it to comeupוַיַּ֣עַל׀vai.Ya.'alH5927overJonahלְיוֹנָ֗הle.yo.NahH3124, that it might be ashadeצֵל֙tzelH6738over hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337him from hisgriefמֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.ToH7451. SoJonahיוֹנָ֛הyo.NahH3124wasexceedingשִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃sim.Chah ge.do.LahH1419H8057gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֥חvai.yis.MachH8055of thegourdהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021.
7ButGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487awormתּוֹלַ֔עַתto.La.'atH8438when themorningהַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.charH7837roseבַּעֲל֥וֹתba.'a.LotH5927the nextdayלַֽמָּחֳרָ֑תla.mo.cho.RatH4283, and itsmoteוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221thegourdהַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021that itwitheredוַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃vai.yi.VashH3001.
8And it came to pass, when thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121roseכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430preparedוַיְמַ֨ןvay.ManH4487avehementחֲרִישִׁ֔יתcha.ri.ShitH2759eastקָדִים֙ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307; and thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121beatוַתַּ֥ךְva.TakhH5221upon theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124, that hefaintedוַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ףvai.yit.'a.LafH5968, andwishedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592inhimselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315todieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It isbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me todieמוֹתִ֖יmo.TiH4194than toliveמֵחַיָּֽי׃me.chai.YaiH2416.
9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124, Doest thouwellהַהֵיטֵ֥בha.hei.TevH3190to beangryחָרָֽה־cha.rah-H2734for thegourdהַקִּֽיקָי֑וֹןha.ki.ka.YonH7021? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I dowellהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190to beangryחָֽרָה־cha.rah-H2734, even todeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
10Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thou hast hadpityחַ֙סְתָּ֙chas.taH2347on thegourdהַקִּ֣יקָי֔וֹןha.Ki.ka.YonH7021, for which thou hast notlabouredעָמַ֥לְתָּ'a.Mal.taH5998, neither made itgrowגִדַּלְתּ֑וֹgi.dal.ToH1431; which came up in anightשֶׁבִּן־ לַ֥יְלָהshe.bin- Lay.lahH1121H3915, andperishedאָבָֽד׃'a.VadH6in anightוּבִן־ לַ֥יְלָהu.vin- Lay.lahH1121H3915:
11And should not Ispareאָח֔וּס'a.ChusH2347Ninevehנִינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210, thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, in whichareיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426moreהַרְבֵּה֩har.BehH7235than an hundred andtwentyמִֽשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הmish.teim- 'es.RehH8147H6240thousandרִבּ֜וֹri.BoH7239personsאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120that cannotdiscernיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045between their righthandיְמִינ֣וֹye.mi.NoH3225and their lefthandלִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹlis.mo.LoH8040; and alsomanyרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227cattleוּבְהֵמָ֖הu.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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