...folly and impropriety of his conduct. " Thou hast had pity on the gourd," said the Divine voice, " for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest...up in a night, and perished in a night ; and should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six •core thousand persons, that cannot...

...mercy in a manner peculiar to himself, to Nineveh, that great and sinful city. " Then said the Lord, ncy ! and thine * Deut. xxxiii. 21. enemies shall...and than shall tread upon their high places."* Moses threescore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also...

...rich light of the Creator's unbounded mercy. " Thou bast had pity on the gourd, for the which them hast not laboured, neither madest it grow ; which...spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left band; and also...

...sackcloth and these ashes — can they so hastily appease thy vengeance, and turn thy wrath away ? " Should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six-score thousand personsthat cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand ; and also much cattle 1" We...

...myself when young ; dwelling occasionally on the four last words : " Then said Jehovah (to Jonah), Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow ; which came up in a night, and perished in a night : and should not...

...extends to the meanest rank of his creatures, is expressed with wonderful tenderness : — " Should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six-score thousand persons — and also much cattle ?" And we have in Deuteronomy, a precept of great good-nature of this sort,...

...remembering the affecting plea which the Deity himself condescended to use with his vindictive prophet : " Should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also...

...to be angry for the gourd ? and he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou...cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand : and also much cattle ? — Jonah iv. 9 — 11. A spirit of Selfishness appears to have...

...and impropriety of his conduct. " Thou hast had pity on the gourd," said the Divine voice, " for tho which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow...up in a night, and perished in a night ; and should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand persons, that cannot...

...thou greatly <ingiy / CHAP. IV.] angry, even unto said, 'I do well to be death. 10 Then said the LORD, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. : JONAH. [BC 862. 1 1 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore...