Overview
The Bible addresses gourd across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Jonah. Closely related themes include Jonah, Murmuring, Worm and Wind, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jonah.
Key Bible verses about gourd
Old Testament
Jonah
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. gourd: or, palmcrist: Heb. Kikajon was: Heb. rejoiced with great joy
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. vehement: or, silent
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. Doest: or, Art thou greatly angry? I do well: or, I am greatly angry
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: had pity: or, spared came: Heb. was the son of the night
People in the Bible and gourd
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying gourd for yourself
- Begin with Jonah 4:6, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Consider the lives of Jonah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Jonah, Murmuring, Worm and Wind, the.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about gourd?
The Bible addresses gourd across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Jonah. Closely related themes include Jonah, Murmuring, Worm and Wind, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jonah.
How many Bible verses are about gourd?
The Bible references gourd in 5 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention gourd?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Jonah 4:6: “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. gourd: or, palmcrist: Heb. Kikajon was: Heb. rejoiced with great joy”
Which people in the Bible are associated with gourd?
Jonah.
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