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But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on vine, so that it withered.
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God Controls Even the Worms
Commentators emphasize that God "prepared" the worm. This was not a random act of nature. Scholars like Calvin and Gill explain that this shows God's sovereign control extends to the smallest creatures and events. Just as God prepared the great fish, He prepared this tiny worm to accomplish His specific purpose in teaching Jonah.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When the morning rose—that is, in the earliest dawn, before the actual sunrise. For one day Jonah enjoyed the refreshment of the castor oil …
19th Century
Anglican
A worm. —Possibly to be taken collectively, as in Isaiah 14:11, for a swarm of caterpillars.
Baptist
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. And it came to pass, when the sun did aris…
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day , &c.] That God that prepared this plant to rise so sudde…
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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