Jonah 4:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Jonah 4:6

4 Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.

6 And the Lord God prepared a¹ plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah² was very grateful for the plant.

7 But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered.

8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, ^a“It is better for me to die than to live.”

9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “It is right for me to be angry, even to death!”

10 But the Lord said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which¹ came up in a night and perished in a night.

11 And should I not pity Nineveh, ^athat great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons ^bwho cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?”

Verse Comparison: Jonah 4:6

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah God 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.

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord God 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 situation. So Jonah was exceedingly glad [to have the protection] of the gourd.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD made a vine grow up to shade Jonah's head and protect him from the sun. Jonah was very happy to have the vine,

Darby English Version
And Jehovah 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 trouble. And Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

Good News Bible
Then the LORD God made a plant grow up over Jonah to give him some shade, so that he would be more comfortable. Jonah was extremely pleased with the plant.

King James Version
And the LORD God 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.

New American Standard Bible
So the LORD God appointed a plant and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. And Jonah was extremely happy about the plant.

New International Version
Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine.

New King James Version
And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the LORD God appointed a plant and it grew up over Jonah to serve as a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. And Jonah felt extremely happy about the plant.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD God appointed a plant, and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah God appointeth a gourd, and causeth it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd `with' great joy.

New English Translation
The Lord God appointed¹ a little plant² and caused it to grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to rescue³ him from his misery.⁴ Now Jonah was very delighted⁵ about the little plant.

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