Jonah 4:6 — Bible Verse (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.”
Jonah 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jonah 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jonah 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh God prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.”
Jonah 4:6 — World English Bible
Jonah 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jonah 4:6 — American Standard Version
Jonah 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah God appointeth a gourd, and causeth it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd <FI>with<Fi> great joy.”
Jonah 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jonah 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah Elohim 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 trouble. And Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd. ”
Jonah 4:6 — Darby Translation
Jonah 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord God prepared a gourde, and made it to come vp ouer Ionah, that it might be a shadowe ouer his head and deliuer him from his griefe. So Ionah was exceeding glad of the gourde.”
Jonah 4:6 — Geneva Bible
Jonah 4:6 in Context — Jonah 4
4 Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
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 rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
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.
What Does Jonah 4:6 Mean?
Jonah 4:6 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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