But at dawn the next day, at God's command, a worm attacked the plant, and it died.
He said, “I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The Lord gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!”
The grapevines and fig trees have withered; all the fruit trees have wilted and died. The joy of the people is gone.
Then the Lord God made a plant grow up over Jonah to give him some shade, so that he would be more comfortable. Jonah was extremely pleased with the plant.