World English Bible (WEB)
"The Lord God prepared a vine, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine."
God's mercy extends even to Israel's enemies, as Jonah reluctantly learns.
Old Testament • Book #32
The Lord said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"
Jonah 4:5Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a boot...
Jonah 4:7But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that it withered.
Jonah 4:8It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's h...
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