King James Version
Jonah 4:7 in the King James Version says “But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.” — study this verse from Jonah chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.”
Jonah 4:7 · KJV
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.
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. gourd: or, palmcrist: Heb. Kikajon was: Heb. rejoiced with great joy
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
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. vehement: or, silent
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. Doest: or, Art thou greatly angry? I do well: or, I am greatly angry
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“prepared”
H4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
“But God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“a worm”
H8438a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl
“rose”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“that it withered”
H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
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