Jonah 4:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jonah 4:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Jehova Gott bestellte einen Wunderbaum und ließ ihn über Jona emporwachsen, damit Schatten über seinem Haupte wäre, um ihn von seinem Mißmut zu befreien; und Jona freute sich über den Wunderbaum mit großer Freude. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y preparó Jehová Dios una calabacera, la cual creció sobre Jonás para que hiciese sombra sobre su cabeza, y le defendiese de su mal: y Jonás se alegró grandemente por la calabacera.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o SENHOR Deus preparou uma planta, e a fez crescer sobre Jonas para que fizesse sombra sobre sua cabeça, e lhe aliviasse de seu mal-estar; e Jonas se alegrou grandemente por causa da planta.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Yahweh fez crescer uma planta por cima de Jonas para que lhe fizesse sombra sobre a cabeça, a fim de o livrar de sua aflição. Jonas se alegrou muito por causa da planta.
📖 Jonah 4:6 in Context
4Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
5So 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.
6And 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.
7But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
8And 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.
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