Verse 6

Jonah 4:6

New King James Version

6 And the LORD God (Elohim) prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad 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 very angry. Focus ↗
2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet... Focus ↗
3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to... Focus ↗
4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? Focus ↗
5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and... Focus ↗
6 And the LORD God (Elohim) prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a sh...
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 did arise, that God (Elohim) prepared a vehement east wind; and th... 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 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither m... Focus ↗
11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons tha... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Jonah
Chapter
Chapter 4 (11 verses)
Version
New King James Version
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