Charles Ellicott Commentary Jonah 4:7

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jonah 4:7

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jonah 4:7

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered." — Jonah 4:7 (ASV)

A worm. —Possibly to be taken collectively, as in Isaiah 14:11, for a swarm of caterpillars.