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<p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said, Thou hast had regard for the gourd, for which thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord said: Thou art grieved for the ivy, for which thou hast not laboured, nor made it to grow, which in one night came up, and in one night perished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/jonah/4.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah said, Thou hast pity on the gourd, for which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, Thou hast had pity on the gourd; for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou hast not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said, "You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith, 'Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou didst not labour, neither didst thou nourish it, which a son of a night was, and a son of a night perished,<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney_hymns/hymn_75_the_gourd_jonah.htm">The Gourd. Jonah 4:07</a><br></span><span class="snippet"> <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney_hymns/hymn_75_the_gourd_jonah.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Newton—</span><span class="citation2">Olney Hymns</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_gods_mercy_suffers_at.htm">Whether God's Mercy Suffers at Least Men to be Punished Eternally?</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Objection 1: It would seem that God's mercy does not suffer at least men to be punished eternally. For it is written (Gn. 6:3): "My spirit shall not remain in man for ever because he is flesh"; where "spirit" denotes indignation, as a gloss observes. Therefore, since God's indignation is not distinct from His punishment, man will not be punished eternally. Objection 2: Further, the charity of the saints in this life makes them pray for their enemies. Now they will have more perfect charity in that <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_gods_mercy_suffers_at.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Thomas Aquinas—</span><span class="citation2">Summa Theologica</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the_beatitudes_an_exposition_of_matthew_51-12/12_christian_meekness.htm">Christian Meekness</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth Matthew 5:5 We are now got to the third step leading in the way to blessedness, Christian meekness. Blessed are the meek'. See how the Spirit of God adorns the hidden man of the heart, with multiplicity of graces! The workmanship of the Holy Ghost is not only curious, but various. It makes the heart meek, pure, peaceable etc. The graces therefore are compared to needlework, which is different and various in its flowers and colours (Psalm 45:14). <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the_beatitudes_an_exposition_of_matthew_51-12/12_christian_meekness.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Watson—</span><span class="citation2">The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/steps_to_christ/chapter_1_gods_love_for.htm">God's Love for Man</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Nature and revelation alike testify of God's love. Our Father in heaven is the source of life, of wisdom, and of joy. Look at the wonderful and beautiful things of nature. Think of their marvelous adaptation to the needs and happiness, not only of man, but of all living creatures. The sunshine and the rain, that gladden and refresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains, all speak to us of the Creator's love. It is God who supplies the daily needs of all His creatures. In the beautiful words of <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/steps_to_christ/chapter_1_gods_love_for.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Ellen Gould White—</span><span class="citation2">Steps to Christ</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_22_nineveh_that_great.htm">"Nineveh, that Great City"</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Among the cities of the ancient world in the days of divided Israel one of the greatest was Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian realm. Founded on the fertile bank of the Tigris, soon after the dispersion from the tower of Babel, it had flourished through the centuries until it had become "an exceeding great city of three days' journey." Jonah 3:3. In the time of its temporal prosperity Nineveh was a center of crime and wickedness. Inspiration has characterized it as "the bloody city, . . . full <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_22_nineveh_that_great.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Ellen Gould White—</span><span class="citation2">The Story of Prophets and Kings</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/jonah.htm">Jonah</a><br></span><span class="snippet">The book of Jonah is, in some ways, the greatest in the Old Testament: there is no other which so bravely claims the whole world for the love of God, or presents its noble lessons with so winning or subtle an art. Jonah, a Hebrew prophet, is divinely commanded to preach to Nineveh, the capital of the great Assyrian empire of his day. To escape the unwelcome task of preaching to a heathen people, he takes ship for the distant west, only to be overtaken by a storm, and thrown into the sea, when, by <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/jonah.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Edgar McFadyen—</span><span class="citation2">Introduction to the Old Testament</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jonah/4-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jonah 4:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jonah 4:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jonah/4-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jonah 4:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jonah 4:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/jonah/4-10.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>