Verse 6

Jonah 4:6

American Standard Version

6 And Jehovah God (Elohim) prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְמַ֣ן יְהוָֽה אֱ֠לֹהִים קִיקָי֞וֹן וַ/יַּ֣עַל מֵ/עַ֣ל לְ/יוֹנָ֗ה לִֽ/הְי֥וֹת צֵל֙ עַל רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ לְ/הַצִּ֥יל ל֖/וֹ מֵ/רָֽעָת֑/וֹ וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֥ח יוֹנָ֛ה עַל הַ/קִּֽיקָי֖וֹן שִׂמְחָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה
English Translation
And the LORD God appointed a gourd and made it come up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his discomfort. And Jonah was very glad about the gourd.
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Chapter 4 Context
1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. Focus ↗
2 And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet... Focus ↗
3 Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than... Focus ↗
4 And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry? Focus ↗
5 Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, a... Focus ↗
6 And Jehovah God (Elohim) prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a sha...
7 But God (Elohim) prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it... Focus ↗
8 And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God (Elohim) prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun... Focus ↗
9 And God (Elohim) said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to... Focus ↗
10 And Jehovah said, Thou hast had regard for the gourd, for which thou hast not labored, neither mades... Focus ↗
11 and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand p... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Jonah
Chapter
Chapter 4 (11 verses)
Version
American Standard Version
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