Jonah 4:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Jonah left the city and set up camp on a hill to the east. He built himself a little shelter and sat in the shade, basically waiting to see what was going to happen to the place.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes we sit back and watch, waiting to see if we were right all along.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Book of Jonah, a narrative about the prophet Jonah, was likely written for an Israelite audience during the post-exilic period, perhaps the