1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But it displeased H3415 (יָרַע) — properly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e. (figuratively) to fear
- Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- exceedingly H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- exceedingly H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- and he was very angry H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
2 And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he prayed H6419 (פָּלַל) — to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I pray H577 (אָנָּא) — oh now!
- thee, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- not this my saying H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- when I was yet in my country H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- Therefore I fled H1272 (בָּרַח) — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- before H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
- unto Tarshish H8659 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ) — Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
- for I knew H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- a gracious H2587 (חַנּוּן) — gracious
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- and merciful H7349 (רַחוּם) — compassionate
- slow H750 (אָרֵךְ) — long
- to anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- and of great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- kindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and repentest H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- thee of the evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
3 Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore now, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- I beseech thee, my life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- better H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- for me to die H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- than to live H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
4 And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Doest thou well H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- to be angry H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
5 Then 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 shade, till he might see what would become of the city.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and sat H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- on the east side H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- and there made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- him a booth H5521 (סֻכָּה) — a hut or lair
- under it in the shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- till he might see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- what would become of the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
6 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- prepared H4487 (מָנָה) — properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
- a gourd H7021 (קִיקָיוֹן) — the gourd (as nauseous)
- to come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- over Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- that it might be a shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- over his head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- to deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- him from his grief H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- So Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- was exceeding H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- was exceeding H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- glad H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- of the gourd H7021 (קִיקָיוֹן) — the gourd (as nauseous)
7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- prepared H4487 (מָנָה) — properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
- a worm H8438 (תּוֹלָע) — a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed t…
- when the morning H7837 (שַׁחַר) — dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
- rose H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- the next day H4283 (מׇחֳרָת) — the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow
- and it smote H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- the gourd H7021 (קִיקָיוֹן) — the gourd (as nauseous)
- that it withered H3001 (יָבֵשׁ) — to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
8 And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass, when the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- did arise H2224 (זָרַח) — properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
- that God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- prepared H4487 (מָנָה) — properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
- a vehement H2759 (חֲרִישִׁי) — quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind)
- east H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
- wind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- and the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- beat H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- upon the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- that he fainted H5968 (עָלַף) — to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
- and wished H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- in himself H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- to die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- better H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- for me to die H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
- than to live H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- to Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- Doest thou well H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- to be angry H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
- for the gourd H7021 (קִיקָיוֹן) — the gourd (as nauseous)
- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I do well H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- unto death H4194 (מָוֶת) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
10 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:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Thou hast had pity H2347 (חוּס) — properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
- on the gourd H7021 (קִיקָיוֹן) — the gourd (as nauseous)
- for the which thou hast not laboured H5998 (עָמַל) — to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness
- neither madest it grow H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- which came up in a night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- which came up in a night H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and perished H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- in a night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- in a night H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
11 and should not I have regard for 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?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And should not I spare H2347 (חוּס) — properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
- Nineveh H5210 (נִינְוֵה) — Nineveh, the capital of Assyria
- that great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- wherein are H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- more H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- than sixscore H6240 (עָשָׂר) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
- than sixscore H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- thousand H7239 (רִבּוֹ) — a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number
- persons H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- that cannot discern H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- between their right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- and their left hand H8040 (שְׂמֹאול) — properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
- much H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)