Jonah 4:7

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Job 1:21

He said, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!”

Psalm 102:10

because of your anger and wrath. For you have picked me up and thrown me out.

Joel 1:12

The grapevines have dried up, and the fig trees have withered. The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees— all the fruit trees—have dried up. And the people’s joy has dried up with them.

Jonah 4:6

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.