Lux Domini

Jonah  4:11

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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Interpretation

Jonah went out of the city, yet remained near at hand, as if he expected and desired its overthrow. Those who have fretful, uneasy spirits, often make troubles for themselves, that they may still have something to complain of.

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This thought runs through Jonah 4:10-11.

Jonah 4:10 Jonah 4:11

Glossary

City People
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).
Nineveh Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nineveh.