So Jehovah taught him a fine lesson of compassion by causing the bottle - gourd plant under which Jonah was sheltering to wither and die.
Tad Jehova ļoti skaidri parādīja Jonam, cik svarīga ir žēlsirdība: viņš lika ” ricinus kokam ”, kas Jonam bija sniedzis pavēni, nokalst un aiziet bojā.