Jonah 4:7
“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jonah 4:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Aber Gott bestellte einen Wurm am folgenden Tage, beim Aufgang der Morgenröte; und dieser stach den Wunderbaum, daß er verdorrte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas Dios preparó un gusano al venir la mañana del día siguiente, el cual hirió á la calabacera, y secóse.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas Deus preparou uma lagarta no dia seguinte ao amanhecer, a qual feriu a planta, e ela se secou.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas Deus, no dia seguinte, ao nascer do sol, enviou um verme, que atacou a planta e ela secou.
📖 Jonah 4:7 in Context
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.
9And 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.
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