Jonah 4:10
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Then said the Lord, 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:”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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גָּדַל
you had made grow/ it
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גָּדַל
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
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לַיִל
a night
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לַיִל
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
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חוּס
you had compassion
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חוּס
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
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עָמַל
you had toiled
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עָמַל
to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness
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