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Jonah 4 — Sermon Preparation
Jonah sulks over Nineveh's survival, and God uses a withered plant and scorching wind to confront him about the nature of divine compassion. Below is a research summary for Jonah 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 11
- verses
- 183 / 93
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 13
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Jonah 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קִיקָיוֹן | qîyqâyôwn | H7021 | 5 | gourd |
| יוֹנָה | Yôwnâh | H3124 | 6 | Jonah |
| חָרָה | chârâh | H2734 | 4 | glow, grow warm |
| מָנָה | mânâh | H4487 | 3 | weigh out, allot |
| יָטַב | yâṭab | H3190 | 3 | be, make well |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 4 | city, waking |
| חוּס | chûwç | H2347 | 2 | cover, compassionate |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on Jonah 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Jonah went out of the city, yet remained near at hand, as if he expected and desired its overthrow. Those who have fretful, uneasy spirits, often make troubles for themselves, that they may still have something to complain of. See how tender God is of his people in their afflictions, even though they are foolish and froward. A thing small in itself, yet coming seasonably, may be a valuable blessing. A gourd in the right place may do us more service than a cedar. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Jonah 4:5–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nineveh— Jonah 4:11
- Tarshish 1— Jonah 4:2
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