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Berean Standard Bible

“But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.”

Jonah 4:10

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Jonah is angry that God spared Nineveh, and God has caused a plant to grow over him and then wither. Jonah is furious about the plant.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night.

King James Version (KJV)

Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah said, Thou hast had regard for the gourd, for which thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said, You had pity on the vine, for which you did no work and for the growth of which you were not responsible; which came up in a night and came to an end in a night;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Jehová: Tuviste tú lástima de la calabacera, en la cual no trabajaste, ni tú la hiciste crecer; que en espacio de una noche nació, y en espacio de otra noche pereció:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el Señor le dijo: ―Sientes lástima porque fue destruida la planta que te daba sombra, aunque tú no trabajaste en ella y, que de todos modos, es de corta vida.

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