Jonah 4:7

New American Bible - revised edition

But the next morning at dawn God provided a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.

Cross References

Job 1:21

He said, “Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I go back there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord!”

Psalm 102:10

I eat ashes like bread, mingle my drink with tears.

Joel 1:12

The vine has dried up, the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate, even the date palm and the apple— every tree in the field has dried up. Joy itself has dried up among the people.

Jonah 4:6

Then the Lord God provided a gourd plant. And when it grew up over Jonah’s head, giving shade that relieved him of any discomfort, Jonah was greatly delighted with the plant.