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

Prepared. See Note, Jonah 1:17.
A gourd. So the Septuagint translates the Hebrew qiqaion

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

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…

And the Lord God prepared a gourd
So the Septuagint render the word; but some say that a worm will not touch that;…

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…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes