Then 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:
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4 additional translationsAnd Jehovah said, Thou hast had regard for the gourd, for which thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.
And Jehovah saith, `Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou didst not labour, neither didst thou nourish it, which a son of a night was, and a son of a night perished,
And Jehovah said, Thou hast pity on the gourd, for which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
About this book
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About this book
Old TestamentJonah — A reluctant prophet fleeing from Nineveh, a storm, a great fish, a repentant city, and a bush. The only prophet whose book is entirely narrative — and whose complaint against God's mercy is the book's real subject.
- Author
- The book is anonymous; Jonah son of Amittai is the subject (1:1; cf. 2 Kings 14:25)
- Date
- Jonah's historical ministry c. 8th c. BC under Jeroboam II; book's composition disputed