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Jonah 4:1 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jonah 4:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 4 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Jonah's Anger at the Lord's Mercy
“But it displeased Jonah exceedingly , and he was very angry.”
Jonah 4:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jonah 4:1
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. Nineveh's repentance triggers Jonah's rage rather than joy. The Hebrew vayyera el-Yonah ra'ah gedolah vayyichar lo (וַיֵּרַע אֶל־יוֹנָה רָעָה גְדוֹלָה וַיִּחַר לוֹ) literally reads "and it was evil to Jonah, a great evil, and it burned to him." The phrase "displeased... exceedingly" (ra'ah gedolah) uses the same intensive construction describing Nineveh's wickedness in 1:2—God saw Nineveh's "great evil," now Jonah considers God's mercy "great evil.""He was very angry" (vayyichar lo) uses charah (חָרָה), meaning to burn with anger. The...
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Cross-References for Jonah 4:1
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“Is it right for you to be angry about the vine? He said”
“and would not go in. Therefore his father came out”
“because I am good?'”
“Is it right for you to be angry?”
“The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?”
“he said to himself”
“and said”