Jonah 4:7

But God appointed a worm, at the uprisings of the dawn, the next day,—and it smote the gourd, that it withered.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

In Context

6Now Yahweh God appointed a gourd, and caused it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his vexation,—and Jonah rejoiced over the gourd, with great rejoicing.

8And it came to pass, at the breaking forth of the sun, that God appointed a sultry east wind, and the sun smote upon the head of Jonah, that he became faint,—and asked his life, that he might die, and said, It were better for me, to die, than, to live.

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Cross References

Psalms 30:6But, I, said, in my tranquility, I shall not be shaken to times age-abiding!

Psalms 102:10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath, For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

Joel 1:12The vine, is abashed, and, the fig-tree, languisheth,—pomegranate, palm also, and apple—all the trees of the field, have withered, Yea abashed is gladness, away from the sons of men.

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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