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Jonah 4:6

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4 But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”

5 Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.

So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

7 When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.

8 As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

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BSB
So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD God prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And YHWH God appointed a qiqayon, and He made it come up above Jonah to be shade over his head to deliver him from his trouble. And Jonah was glad about the plant with great joy.
ÅB
Da lot Gud Herren et kikajontre vokse opp over Jonas til å skygge over hans hode, så han kunne bli fri sitt mismot; og Jonas gledet seg høylig over kikajontreet.
OTB
Da sørget Herren Gud for en plante, og den vokste opp over Jona for å gi skygge for hodet hans og lindre hans ubehag, og Jona gledet seg stort over planten.
B1930
Da lot Gud Herren et kikajontre vokse op over Jonas til å skygge over hans hode, så han kunde bli fri sitt mismot; og Jonas gledet sig høilig over kikajontreet.

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  • Psalms 103:10–14

    He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

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  • Esther 5:9

    That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

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  • Luke 10:20

    Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:30

    those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

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  • Jonah 1:17

    Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.

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  • Isaiah 39:2

    And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

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  • Amos 6:13

    you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’

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