The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

Jonah left the city and found a place east of it.(A) He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God appointed a plant, and it grew over Jonah to provide shade for his head to rescue him from his trouble.[a] Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.

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  1. 4:6 Or disaster, or evil

But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”(A)

Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Then the Lord God provided(B) a leafy plant[a] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

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  1. Jonah 4:6 The precise identification of this plant is uncertain; also in verses 7, 9 and 10.