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Jonah 4

Jonah 4:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
to Jonah
Yonah (Hebrew #3124)
Jonah, an Israelite
KJV usage: Jonah.
Pronounce: yo-naw'
Origin: the same as 3123
, ζDoest thou well
yatab (Hebrew #3190)
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
KJV usage: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good((-ness)), be (make) merry, please (+ well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
Pronounce: yaw-tab'
Origin: a primitive root
to be angry
charah (Hebrew #2734)
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
KJV usage: be angry, burn, be displeased, X earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, X very, be wroth. See 8474.
Pronounce: khaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2787)
for the gourd
qiyqayown (Hebrew #7021)
the gourd (as nauseous)
KJV usage: gourd.
Pronounce: kee-kaw-yone'
Origin: perhaps from 7006
? And he said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, ηI do well
yatab (Hebrew #3190)
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
KJV usage: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good((-ness)), be (make) merry, please (+ well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
Pronounce: yaw-tab'
Origin: a primitive root
to be angry
charah (Hebrew #2734)
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
KJV usage: be angry, burn, be displeased, X earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, X very, be wroth. See 8474.
Pronounce: khaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2787)
, even unto death
maveth (Hebrew #4194)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
KJV usage: (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
Pronounce: maw'-veth
Origin: from 4191
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ζ
or, Art thou greatly angry?
η
or, I am greatly angry.

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Gourd,
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Ministry on This Verse

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Doest thou well to be angry?
or, Art thou greatly angry?
Jonah 4:4• 4Then said Jehovah, Doest thou well to be angry? (Jonah 4:4)
I do well to be angry.
or, I am greatly angry.
Gen. 4:5‑14• 5but to Cain and to his offering he had not respect: And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
 6And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
 7If thou doest well, will it not be lifted up ? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and to thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
 8And Cain said to Abel his brother… And it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
 9And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [am] I the keeper of my brother?
 10And he said, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
 11And now cursed [be] thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield its strength to thee; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be on the earth.
 13And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment [is] greater than to be borne.
 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day on the face of the ground, and from thy face I shall be hid, and I shall be a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth; and it will come to pass [that] every one finding me shall slay me. (Gen. 4:5‑14)
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Job 18:4• 4He teareth his soul in his anger:{HR}Shall the earth be forsaken for thee,{HR}And shall a rock be removed out of its place? (Job 18:4)
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Job 40:4‑5• 4Lo! I am vile: what shall I answer thee?{HR}I have laid my hand on my mouth;
 5Once have I spoken, but I will not reply,{HR}Yea, twice, but I will add no more. (Job 40:4‑5)
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Judg. 16:16• 16And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death; (Judg. 16:16)
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Job 5:2• 2For grief killeth a fool,{HR}And jealousy slayeth the simple. (Job 5:2)
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Matt. 26:38• 38Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me. (Matt. 26:38)
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2 Cor. 7:10• 10For grief according to God worketh repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the grief of the world worketh out death. (2 Cor. 7:10)
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Rev. 9:6• 6And in those days shall men seek death and shall in no wise find it, and shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them. (Rev. 9:6)
• Twice the angry man said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” It is true enough that any of us had better die than live if we are not willing to “show forth the excellencies of Him who hath called us out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). A witness who misrepresents the character of Him who sends him is worse than useless in a needy world. (“On the East Side of the City” by W.W. Fereday)
• The largeness of the Apostle's heart was bitterly resented by the Jewish people. When he addressed them from the stairs of the Castle in Jerusalem, they listened quietly until he quoted the Lord's words to him, “I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.” Then their fury burst forth, and they cried, “Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live” (Acts 22:21-22). When detailing offenses in 1 Thessalonians 2:16, he solemnly concluded thus, “forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.” National feeling could scarcely go further; even the unwanted Gospel must not be published abroad! (“The Companionate Creator” by W.W. Fereday)
• We believe it was Jonah’s own hand that wrote the little book that bears his name, for we cannot suppose it was any other: it would not be like Jonah’s Master to allow another servant to so openly disclose the faults and failings of a fellow-servant. If this be so, we may see how deeply Jonah learned before the end of his journey to take all these things from the hand of God. (“Jonah 4: Jonah Is Very Angry” by G.C. Willis)
• It is remarkable that this time it is said “God” (not Jehovah, as before) said to Jonah, “Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd?” v.9. It would seem that the continued fit of bad temper has taken away the intimacy that the covenant name of Jehovah would indicate, and God now addresses him on the same ground as He had dealt with the heathen Ninevites. (“Jonah 4: Jonah Is Very Angry” by G.C. Willis)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, unto death.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.