Jonah left the city and sat down east of it.(A) He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God appointed a plant,[a] and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort.[b] Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant. When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.(B)

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  1. Jonah 4:6 A castor-oil plant or a climbing gourd
  2. Jonah 4:6 Lit to deliver him from his evil

Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God provided(A) a leafy plant[a] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.(B)

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  1. Jonah 4:6 The precise identification of this plant is uncertain; also in verses 7, 9 and 10.