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Jonah 4:6

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 6 Jehovah God then provided a bottle-gourd plant* to grow up over Joʹnah, to give him shade for his head and to relieve his misery. And Joʹnah was very pleased with the bottle-gourd plant.

Jonah 4:6

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 6 Accordingly Jehovah God* appointed a bottle-gourd plant,* that it should come up over Joʹnah, in order to become a shade over his head, to deliver him from his calamitous state.+ And Joʹnah began to rejoice greatly over the bottle-gourd plant.

Jonah 4:6

The Bible in Living English
- 6 ** And Jehovah provided a gourd vine, and it came up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to free him from his trouble; and Jonah was very glad for the vine.

Jonah 4:6

American Standard Version
- 6 And Jehovah God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd.

Jonah 4:6

The Emphasized Bible
- 6 Now Yahweh God appointed a gourd and caused it to come up over Jonah that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his vexation,—and Jonah rejoiced over the gourd with great rejoicing.

Jonah 4:6

King James Version
- 6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.