Jonah 4:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:”

Jonah 4:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 4:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 4:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night and perished in a night.”

Jonah 4:10 — World English Bible

Jonah 4:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah said, Thou hast had regard for the gourd, for which thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: ”

Jonah 4:10 — American Standard Version

Jonah 4:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah saith, `Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou didst not labour, neither didst thou nourish it, which a son of a night was, and a son of a night perished,”

Jonah 4:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 4:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah said, Thou hast pity on the gourd, for which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: ”

Jonah 4:10 — Darby Translation

Jonah 4:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pitie on the gourde for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it growe, which came vp in a night, and perished in a night,”

Jonah 4:10 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 4:10 in Context — Jonah 4

8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:

11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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What Does Jonah 4:10 Mean?

Jonah 4:10 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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