Jonah 4:6

Then Yahweh God caused a vine to grow up immediately to shade Jonah's head from the sun and make him feel more comfortable. Jonah was very happy about having the vine over his head. He went out from the city to its east *side* OR He went out through the main gate and sat down near the city (*where he could overlook the city) * He went out from the city to its east *side* The Hebrew word *qedem* may mean ‘front’ or ‘east’. (NET2 note)There is a theme in Scripture, that when people go “east”, this indicates that they are going into exile or separating themselves from Yahweh.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5Jonah did not reply. He went out from the city to its east side. He made a small shelter so that he could sit under it and be protected from the sun. He sat under the shelter and waited to see what would happen to the city.

7But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.

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Cross References

Jonah 1:17While they were doing that, Yahweh sent a huge fish that swallowed Jonah. Then Jonah was inside the fish's belly for three days and three nights. that swallowed Jonah *OR that swallowed Jonah alive OR who put Jonah in his mouth and downed him* that swallowed Jonah The fish swallowed Jonah without chewing or biting him. The fish did not eat Jonah. for three days and three nights OR three days for three days and three nights Matthew 12:40

Matthew Henry on Jonah 4:6-11

The Prophet's Discontent; The Withering of the Prophet's Gourd; God's Remonstrance with Jonah. ( b. c. 840.) 5 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. 6 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. 7 But God prepared a worm when the morning… Read the whole commentary →

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