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Then Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.

Jonah Is Reproved

And the Lord God appointed a plant,[a] and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.[b] But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm which attacked the plant,[c] so that it withered.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 4:6 Heb qiqayon, probably the castor oil plant
  2. Jonah 4:6 Heb qiqayon, probably the castor oil plant
  3. Jonah 4:7 Heb qiqayon, probably the castor oil plant

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