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:
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 4 of Jonah. God points out that Jonah had compassion for a plant he had neither cultivated nor caused to grow. The argument begins with the prophet’s own experience to show the disproportion of his concern.
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Und der HERR sprach: Dich jammert des Rizinus, daran du nicht gearbeitet hast, hast ihn auch nicht aufgezogen, welcher in einer Nacht ward und in einer Nacht verdarb;
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:
Jehová le dijo: «Te has compadecido de la planta, por la que no trabajaste y a la que no hiciste crecer, que nació en una noche y pereció en otra.
Et l'Eternel dit: Tu as pitié du ricin qui ne t'a coûté aucune peine et que tu n'as pas fait croître, qui est né dans une nuit et qui a péri dans une nuit.
E il Signore gli disse: Tu hai voluto risparmiare il ricino, intorno al quale tu non ti sei affaticato, e il quale tu non hai cresciuto; che è nato in una notte, e in una notte altresì è perito.
E disse o SENHOR: Tiveste tu compaixão da aboboreira, na qual não trabalhaste, nem a fizeste crescer, que numa noite nasceu, e numa noite pereceu;
耶和華說:「這棵蓖麻你沒有為它操勞,也不是你使它長大的;它一夜生長,一夜枯死,你尚且愛惜;
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