Jonah 4:5 BSB — MannaFest

Jonah 4:5

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.

BSB

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ASV

Then 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 shade, till he might see what would become of the city.

KJV

So 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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

So Jonah went out of the city - o, The form of the words implies (as in the English Version), that this took place after Jonah was convinced that God would spare Nineveh; and since there is no intimation that he knew it by revelation, then it was probably after the 40 days . “The days being now past, after which it was time that the things foretold should be accomplished, and His anger as yet taking no effect, Jonah understood that God had pity on Nineveh.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The forty days were now expiring, or had expired, and Jonah hoped that, if Nineveh was not overthrown, yet some judgement or other would come upon it, sufficient to save his credit; however, it was with great uneasiness that he waited the issue.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Therefore, not from sullennesss, but in order to watch the event from a neighboring station, he lodged in the booth. As a stranger, he did not know the depth of Nineveh's repentance; besides, from the Old Testament standpoint he knew that chastening judgments often followed, as in David's case (2Sa 12:10-12, 14), even where sin had been repented of.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵ֤א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
יוֹנָה֙	yo.Nah	Jonah	H3124 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הָעִ֔יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he sat	H3427 →
מִקֶּ֣דֶם	mi.Ke.dem	from east	H6924 →
לָעִ֑יר	la.'Ir	of the city	H5892 →
וַיַּעַשׂ֩	vai.ya.'As	and he made	H6213 →
ל֨וֹ	lo	for <the> himself
שָׁ֜ם	sham	there	H8033 →
סֻכָּ֗ה	su.Kah	a shelter	H5521 →
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he sat	H3427 →
תַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙	tach.Tei.ha	under it	H8478 →
בַּצֵּ֔ל	ba.Tzel	in the shade	H6738 →
עַ֚ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
יִרְאֶ֔ה	yir.'Eh	he will see	H7200 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
יִּהְיֶ֖ה	yih.Yeh	will it be	H1961 →
בָּעִֽיר׃	ba.'Ir	in the city	H5892 →

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Where the connections lead

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1 Kings 19:9
There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
leads to
- Genesis 16:8
  “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 3:9
  But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
- Exodus 33:21–22
  The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,
- 1 Kings 19:13
  When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing…
- Jeremiah 2:18
  Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
Through
1 Kings 19:13
When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing…
leads to
- 1 Kings 19:9
  There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Through
Isaiah 57:17
I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
leads to
- Isaiah 56:11
  Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Colossians 3:5
  Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

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06About Jonah

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Jonah