Jonah 4:6 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

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.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

And the Lord God prepared a gourd. (The English margin correctly identifies this as a castor oil plant.) “God again commanded the g…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Prepared. See Note, Jonah 1:17.

A gourd. So the Septuagint translates the Hebrew qiqaion

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

Those who are angry with God show the littleness of their minds. "Little things please little minds," so a gourd made Jonah glad.

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Before I proceed to discuss the contents of these verses, I will say a few things about the word קיקיון, kikiun; for there were formerly s…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the Lord God prepared a gourd

So the Septuagint render the word; but some say that a worm will not touch that;…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Jonah went out of the city, yet remained nearby, as if he expected and desired its overthrow. Those who have fretful, uneasy spirits often create t…