Jonah 4:6 BSB — MannaFest

Jonah 4:6

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.

BSB

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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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And the Lord God prepared a gourd - I believe this should be rendered in the preterpluperfect tense. The Lord Had prepared this plant, קיקיון kikayon. It had in the course of God’s providence been planted and grown up in that place, though perhaps not yet in full leaf; and Jonah made that his tent. And its thick branches and large leaves made it an ample shelter for him, and because it was such, he rejoiced greatly on the account. But what was the kikayon?

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief, that, being refreshed in body, he might the better guard against the uneasiness of his mind, which outward crosses and troubles are often the occasion and increase of. See how tender God is of his people in their afflictions, yea, though they are foolish and froward, nor is he extreme to mark what they do amiss.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְמַ֣ן	vay.Man	and he appointed	H4487 →
יְהוָֽה־	Yah.weh-	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱ֠לֹהִים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
קִיקָי֞וֹן	ki.ka.Yon	a plant	H7021 →
וַיַּ֣עַל׀	vai.Ya.'al	and it went up	H5927 →
מֵעַ֣ל	me.'Al	<from> over	H5921 →
לְיוֹנָ֗ה	le.yo.Nah	<to> Jonah	H3124 →
לִֽהְי֥וֹת	lih.Yot	to be	H1961 →
צֵל֙	tzel	shade	H6738 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	ro.Sho	head his	H7218 →
לְהַצִּ֥יל	le.ha.Tzil	to deliver	H5337 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	<to> <the> him
מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ	me.ra.'a.To	from distress his	H7451 →
וַיִּשְׂמַ֥ח	vai.yis.Mach	and he rejoiced	H8055 →
יוֹנָ֛ה	yo.Nah	Jonah	H3124 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַקִּֽיקָי֖וֹן	ha.ki.ka.Yon	the plant	H7021 →
שִׂמְחָ֥ה	sim.Chah	a joy	H8057 →
גְדוֹלָֽה׃	ge.do.Lah	great	H1419 →

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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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- Revelation 20:15
  And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
- Matthew 7:22–23
  Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
- Revelation 20:12
  And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their…
- Hebrews 12:23
  in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
- Revelation 21:27
  But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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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;
leads to
- Luke 6:25
  Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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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…
leads to
- Esther 3:5
  When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
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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…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:31
  And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might…

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Where the connections lead

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About Jonah