Jonah 4:6
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.
‖†And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadow ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, palmecrist. Heb. Kikaion.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. reioyced with great ioy.
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- Psalms 103:10–14Rank 1 from verse 6
10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
10Hee hath not dealt with vs after our sinnes: nor rewarded vs according to our iniquities.
11†For as the heauen is high aboue the earth: so great is his mercy toward them that feare him.
12As farre as the East is from the West: so farre hath hee remooued our transgressions from vs.
13Like as a father pitieth his children: so the LORD pitieth them that feare him.
14For he knoweth our frame: hee remembreth that we are dust.
- 1 Corinthians 7:30Rank 2 from verse 6
- Esther 5:9Rank 3 from verse 6
9¶ Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
9¶ Then went Haman foorth that day, ioyfull, and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the kings gate, that hee stood not vp, nor mooued for him, hee was full of indignation against Mordecai.
- Isaiah 39:2Rank 4 from verse 6
2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
2‖‖And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the siluer, and the golde, and the spices, and the precious oyntment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
- Jonah 1:17Rank 5 from verse 6
- Luke 10:20Rank 6 from verse 6
- Proverbs 23:5Rank 8 from verse 6
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Jonah 4:6
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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A plant and its fruit called a gourd.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trouble, burden, injury, or the cause of such suffering in mind, body, or spirit.
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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.
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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.
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3:10¶ And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
3:10¶ And God saw their workes, that they turned from their euill way, and God repented of the euill that hee had sayd, that he would doe vnto them, and he did it not.
4:1BUT it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
4:1¶ But it displeased Ionah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
4:2And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
4:2**And he prayed vnto the LORD, and sayd, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my countrey? Therefore I fledde before vnto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and mercifull, slow to anger, and of great kindnesse, and repentest thee of the euill.
4:3Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4:3Therefore now, O LORD, Take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die then to liue.
4:4¶ Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
4:4¶ ‖Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
4:5So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
4:5So Ionah went out of the citie, and sate on the East side of the city, and there made him a boothe, and sate vnder it in the shadow, till hee might see what would become of the citie.
4:6And 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.
4:6‖†And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadow ouer his head, to deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
Selected passage4:7But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
4:7But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
4:8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
4:8‖And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.
4:9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
4:9‖‖And God said to Ionah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? and he said, I doe well to be angry, euen vnto death.
4:10Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
4:10‖†Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pitie on the gourde, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow, which came vp in a night, and perished in a night:
4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
4:11And should not I spare Nineueh that great citie, wherein are more then sixscore thousand persons, that cannot discerne betweene their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattell?