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 L’Éternel répondit: Fais-tu bien de t’irriter?

5 Et Jonas sortit de la ville, et s’assit à l’orient de la ville, là il se fit une cabane, et s’y tint à l’ombre, jusqu’à ce qu’il vît ce qui arriverait dans la ville.

6 L’Éternel Dieu fit croître un ricin, qui s’éleva au-dessus de Jonas, pour donner de l’ombre sur sa tête et pour lui ôter son irritation. Jonas éprouva une grande joie à cause de ce ricin.

7 Mais le lendemain, à l’aurore, Dieu fit venir un ver qui piqua le ricin, et le ricin sécha.

8 Au lever du soleil, Dieu fit souffler un vent chaud d’orient, et le soleil frappa la tête de Jonas, au point qu’il tomba en défaillance. Il demanda la mort, et dit: La mort m’est préférable à la vie.

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What Does Jonah 4:6 Mean?

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