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Jonah 4

Jonah 4:7

Jonah’s Anger at the LORD’s Compassion · Jonah 4:1–11
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Translations

Modern
When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
Traditional
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
Literal
And God appointed a worm at the rising of the dawn on the next day, and it struck the qiqayon, and it withered.
Latin
Et paravit Deus vermen ascensu diluculi in crastinum: et percussit hederam, et exaruit.

Original

Hebrew
English
When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.

Notes

Jonah 4:1–7

The story changes in a surprising way. Jonah, who had received God’s mercy himself, complains that the Lord has shown mercy to the Assyrians. The prophet’s disrespectful response emphasizes how great God’s grace truly is (see Jonah 4:8–11 for God's response).

Jonah 3:1–4:11

God commands Jonah again to preach to Nineveh. This time, Jonah obeys. Ironically, the city repents, just as Jonah feared, and he becomes angry with God.

Events

Glossary

Book of Jonah Castor Oil Plant Gourd Worm

Topics

Gourd: Jonah's, Believed to be a Vine Resembling the American Squash, Used in Assyria to Cover Huts Miracles: Catalogue of Jonah's Gourd Presumption: Jonah Worm: General Scriptures Concerning Worms