Jonah 4:6

New Living Translation

And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

Cross References

Esther 5:9

Haman was a happy man as he left the banquet! But when he saw Mordecai sitting at the palace gate, not standing up or trembling nervously before him, Haman became furious.

Job 7:2

like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid.

Proverbs 23:5

In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.

Isaiah 39:2

Hezekiah was delighted with the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure-houses—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

Amos 6:13

And you brag about your conquest of Lo-debar. You boast, “Didn’t we take Karnaim by our own strength?”

Jonah 1:17

Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Jonah 4:5

Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city.

Jonah 4:7

But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away.

Luke 10:20

But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”

1 Corinthians 7:30

Those who weep or who rejoice or who buy things should not be absorbed by their weeping or their joy or their possessions.