Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. New Living Translation Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. English Standard Version Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. Berean Standard Bible Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. King James Bible So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. New King James Version So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. New American Standard Bible Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. There he made a shelter for himself and sat under it in the shade, until he could see what would happen in the city. NASB 1995 Then Jonah went out from the city and sat east of it. There he made a shelter for himself and sat under it in the shade until he could see what would happen in the city. NASB 1977 Then Jonah went out from the city and sat east of it. There he made a shelter for himself and sat under it in the shade until he could see what would happen in the city. Legacy Standard Bible Then Jonah went out from the city and sat east of the city. And there he made a booth for himself and sat under it in the shade until he could see what would happen in the city. Amplified Bible Then Jonah went out of the city and sat east of it. There he made himself a shelter and sat under its shade so that he could see what would happen in the city. Christian Standard Bible Jonah left the city and found a place east of it. He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. American Standard Version Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. Contemporary English Version Jonah then left through the east gate of the city and made a shelter to protect himself from the sun. He sat under the shelter, waiting to see what would happen to Nineveh. English Revised Version Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made himself a shelter there. He sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Good News Translation Jonah went out east of the city and sat down. He made a shelter for himself and sat in its shade, waiting to see what would happen to Nineveh. International Standard Version Then Jonah left the city and sat down on the eastern side. There he made a shelter for himself and sat down under its shade to see what would happen to the city. Majority Standard Bible Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. NET Bible Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made a shelter for himself there and sat down under it in the shade to see what would happen to the city. New Heart English Bible Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city. Webster's Bible Translation So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. World English Bible Then Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Jonah goes forth from the city, and sits on the east of the city, and makes a shelter for himself there, and sits under it in the shade, until he sees what is in the city. Young's Literal Translation And Jonah goeth forth from the city, and sitteth on the east of the city, and maketh to himself there a booth, and sitteth under it in the shade, till that he seeth what is in the city. Smith's Literal Translation And Jonah will go out of the city, and sit from the east to the city, and he make to him there a tent, and he will sit under it in the shadow, even till he shall see what will be upon the city. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen Jonas went out of the city, and sat toward the east side of the city: and he made himself a booth there, and he sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would befall the city. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jonah went out of the city, and he sat opposite the east of the city. And he made himself a shelter there, and he was sitting under it in the shadow, until he might see what would befall the city. New American Bible Jonah then left the city for a place to the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city. New Revised Standard Version Then Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, waiting to see what would become of the city. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made a booth for himself, and sat under it in the shade to see what would happen to the city. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yonan went outside of the city and sat down by himself at the east of the city, and he made himself a booth there, and he sat down under it in the shade to see what happened to the city OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jonas went out from the city, and sat over against the city; and he made for himself there a booth, and he sat under it, until he should perceive what would become of the city. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonah's Anger at the LORD's Compassion…4But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?” 5Then Jonah left the city and sat down east of it, where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city. 6So the LORD God appointed a vine, and it grew up to provide shade over Jonah’s head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was greatly pleased with the plant.… Cross References Matthew 12:39-41 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. / The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. Luke 11:29-32 As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. / The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. ... Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away. Romans 11:33-36 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ... 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. Acts 10:34-35 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right. Romans 9:15-16 For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. Matthew 5:44-45 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, / that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Luke 15:28-32 The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. / But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. / But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ ... James 1:20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires. Exodus 34:6-7 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Genesis 4:5-7 but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell. / “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? / If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.” 1 Kings 19:9-13 There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” / “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” / Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. ... Psalm 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. Psalm 103:8-10 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. / He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. / He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. Treasury of Scripture So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. Jonah. Jonah 1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 1 Kings 19:9,13 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? … Isaiah 57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. till. Genesis 19:27,28 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: … Jeremiah 17:15,16 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now… Luke 19:41-44 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, … Jump to Previous Booth Branches City East Forth Jonah Maketh Roof Sat Seat Shade Shadow Shelter Side Sitteth WaitedJump to Next Booth Branches City East Forth Jonah Maketh Roof Sat Seat Shade Shadow Shelter Side Sitteth WaitedJonah 4 1. Jonah repining at God's mercy,4. is reproved by the type of a withering vine. Then Jonah left the city The phrase "Then Jonah left the city" indicates a decisive action taken by Jonah. The Hebrew root for "left" (יָצָא, yatsa) often implies a purposeful departure. Jonah's exit from Nineveh is not just physical but also symbolic of his internal struggle and discontent with God's mercy towards the Ninevites. Historically, this reflects Jonah's reluctance to fully embrace God's plan, a theme that resonates with the human tendency to resist divine will when it conflicts with personal desires. and sat down east of it where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city Booth--i.e., of boughs, like those used at the Feast of Tabernacles. (See next Note.) Verse 5. - § 2. Jonah, not yet abandoning his hope of seeing the city punished, makes for himself a hut outside the walls, and waits there to see the issue. Went out of the city. It is best so rendered, and not in the pluperfect. It must have been before the end of the forty days that Jonah perceived that Nineveh would escape. And now, from God's expostulation with him in ver. 4, he seem to have conceived the expectation that some catastrophe would still happen; as though God had told him that he was too hasty in his judgment, that he could not know the mind of God, and that because he did not strike immediately he was not to conclude that he would not strike at all. On the east side of the city. The opposite side to that by which he had entered, and where the high ground enabled him to overlook the town, without necessarily sharing in its destruction. A booth. A tent constructed of branches interlaced, which did not exclude the sun (Leviticus 23:42; Nehemiah 8:14, etc.). What would become of the city. He still expected that some calamity would befall the Ninevites, perhaps with the idea that their repentance would prove so imperfect and temporary that God would punish them after all.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Jonahיוֹנָה֙ (yō·w·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3124: Jonah -- an Israelite prophet left וַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement and sat down וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry east מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of of it, מִקֶּ֣דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time [where] שָׁ֜ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither he made וַיַּעַשׂ֩ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make himself a shelter סֻכָּ֗ה (suk·kāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5521: A thicket, booth and sat וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in its shade בַּצֵּ֔ל (baṣ·ṣêl) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6738: A shadow to עַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while see יִרְאֶ֔ה (yir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what would happen יִּהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to the city. בָּעִֽיר׃ (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement Links Jonah 4:5 NIVJonah 4:5 NLT Jonah 4:5 ESV Jonah 4:5 NASB Jonah 4:5 KJV Jonah 4:5 BibleApps.com Jonah 4:5 Biblia Paralela Jonah 4:5 Chinese Bible Jonah 4:5 French Bible Jonah 4:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 4:5 Then Jonah went out of the city (Jon. 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