Jonah 4:7
“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day,.... That God that prepared this plant to rise so suddenly,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
When the morning rose - , i. e., in the earliest dawn, before the actual sunrise. For one day Jonah enjoyed the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
But God prepared a worm - By being eaten through the root, the plant, losing its nourishment, would soon wither; and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a worm This of course may mean a single worm which either by attacking the root or gnawing the stem, still young and…
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