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Jonah Chapter 4

Jonah

jon 4:0

Overview

Jon 4:1, Jonah repining at God's mercy, Jon 4:4, is reproved by the type of a gourd.

Jonah 4:1

jon 4:1

Jon 4:9; Mat 20:15; Luk 7:39, Luk 15:28; Act 13:46; Jam 4:5, Jam 4:6

Jonah 4:2

jon 4:2

he prayed: Kg1 19:4; Jer 20:7

I fled: Jon 1:3; Luk 10:29

thou art: Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Num 14:18, Num 14:19; Psa 78:38, Psa 86:5, Psa 86:15, Psa 145:8; Hos 11:8, Hos 11:9; Joe 2:13, Joe 2:14; Mic 7:18

and of: Jon 3:10; Exo 32:14; Psa 90:13; Jer 18:8; Amo 7:3, Amo 7:6

Jonah 4:3

jon 4:3

take: Num 11:15, Num 20:3; Kg1 19:4; Job 3:20,Job 3:21, Job 6:8, Job 6:9; Jer 20:14-18; Phi 1:21-25

for: Jon 4:8; Job 7:15, Job 7:16; Ecc 7:1; Co1 9:15

Jonah 4:4

jon 4:4

Doest thou well to be angry: or, Art thou greatly angry, Jon 4:9; Num 20:11, Num 20:12, Num 20:24; Psa 106:32, Psa 106:33; Mic 6:3; Mat 20:15; Jam 1:19, Jam 1:20

Jonah 4:5

jon 4:5

Jonah: Jon 1:5; Kg1 19:9, Kg1 19:13; Isa 57:17; Jer 20:9

till: Gen 19:27, Gen 19:28; Jer 17:15, Jer 17:16; Luk 19:41-44

Jonah 4:6

jon 4:6

the Lord: Jon 1:17; Psa 103:10-14

gourd: or, palmcrist, Heb. Kikajon, קיקיון [Strong's H7021], probably the palma Christi, called kiki or kouki by the Egyptians, and Elkherod by the Arabs, from which caster oil is extracted. It is as large as the olive tree, has leaves like those of a vine, sometimes as broad as the brim of a hat, and is of very quick growth.

So: Est 5:9; Pro 23:5; Isa 39:2; Amo 6:13; Luk 10:20; Co1 7:30

was exceeding glad: Heb. rejoiced with great joy

Jonah 4:7

jon 4:7

prepared: Job 1:21; Psa 30:6, Psa 30:7, Psa 102:10

it withered: Psa 90:5, Psa 90:6; Isa 40:6-8; Joe 1:12

Jonah 4:8

jon 4:8

that God: Jon 4:6, Jon 4:7, Jon 1:4, Jon 1:17; Eze 19:12; Rev 3:19

vehement: or, silent

and the sun: Psa 121:6; Sol 1:6; Isa 49:10; Rev 7:16

and wished: Jon 4:3; Lev 10:3; Sa1 3:18; Sa2 15:25, Sa2 15:26; Job 2:10; Psa 39:9

Jonah 4:9

jon 4:9

Doest thou well to be angry: or, Art thou greatly angry, Jon 4:4

I do well to be angry: or, I am greatly angry, Gen 4:5-14; Job 18:4, Job 40:4, Job 40:5

even: Jdg 16:16; Job 5:2; Mat 26:38; Co2 7:10; Rev 9:6

Jonah 4:10

jon 4:10

had pity on: or, spared

came up in a night: Heb. was the son of the night, Sa1 20:31; Gen 17:12 *marg.

Jonah 4:11

jon 4:11

should: Jon 4:1; Isa 1:18; Mat 18:33; Luk 15:28-32

Nineveh: Jon 1:2, Jon 3:2, Jon 3:3

sixscore: It is generally calculated that the young children of any place are a fifth of the inhabitants, and consequently the whole population of Nineveh would amount to about 600,000; which is very inferior to that of London and Paris, though they occupy not one quarter of the ground. In eastern cities there are large vacant spaces for gardens and pasturages, so that there might be very "much cattle."

that cannot: Deu 1:39

and also: Psa 36:6, Psa 104:14, Psa 104:27, Psa 104:28, Psa 145:8, Psa 145:9, Psa 145:15, Psa 145:16


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