Jonah 4:7-8

7 But God appointed a worm when dawn came the next day and it attacked the plant and it ¹withered.

8 When the sun came up God appointed a scorching ²east wind, and the ³sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, "⁴Death is better to me than life."

Jonah 4:7-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JONAH 4

This chapter gives us an account of Jonah's displeasure at the repentance of the Ninevites, and at the Lord's showing mercy unto them, Jon 4:1; the angry prayer of Jonah upon it, Jon 4:2,3; the Lord's gentle reproof of him for it, Jon 4:4; his conduct upon that, Jon 4:5; the gourd prepared for him; its rise, usefulness, and destruction, which raised different passions in Jonah, Jon 4:6-8; the improvement the Lord made of this to rebuke Jonah, for his displicency at the mercy he showed to the Ninevites, and to convict him of his folly, Jon 4:9-11.

Cross References

• 1. Joel 1:12
• 2. Ezekiel 19:12; Hosea 13:15
• 3. Psalms 121:6; Isaiah 49:10
• 4. Jonah 4:3