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Jonah 4:6-8
Lexham English Bible
Jonah 4:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 And Yahweh God appointed a plant,[a] and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah was very glad[b] about the plant. 7 So God appointed a worm at daybreak[c] the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered. 8 And when the sun rose,[d] God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head and he grew faint. And he asked that he could die[e] and said, “My death is better than my life!”
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- Jonah 4:6 Probably a castor oil plant, though some have suggested some type of gourd plant
- Jonah 4:6 Literally “was glad with great joy”
- Jonah 4:7 Literally “at the coming up of the dawn”
- Jonah 4:8 Literally “and it happened at the rising of the sun”
- Jonah 4:8 Literally “and he asked his soul to die”
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