Jonah 4:7
Jonah · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.”Jonah 4:7
What Does Jonah 4:7 Mean?
Jonah 4:7 is found in the book of Jonah, chapter 4, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Jonah 4:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joel 1:12“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”Psalms 90:5“Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.”Job 1:21“And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”Psalms 30:6“And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.”Psalms 102:10“Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.”Isaiah 40:6“The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:”Hosea 5:12“Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.”Deuteronomy 28:39“Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.”James 1:11“For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.”
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