Jonah 4:10-11

[10] 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: [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?

What is the context of Jonah 4:10-11?

Jonah’s Discouragement (Jonah 4:5-11 true)
Jonah’s Anger and God’s Kindness (Jonah 4:1-11 true)
Jonah's Anger and the Lord 's Compassion (Jonah 4:1-11 true)
Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion (Jonah 4:1-11 true)
Jonah’s Displeasure Rebuked (Jonah 4:1-11 true)
Jonah Is Angry at Yahweh’s Compassion (Jonah 4:1-11 true)
Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Mercy (Jonah 4:1-11 true)
Jonah’s Anger (Jonah 4:1-11 true)

What does Jonah 4:10-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The story now reaches its climax. God revealed to Jonah how out of harmony with His own heart the prophet, though obedient, was. He contrasted Jonah"s attitude with His own.

"In these last verses the great missionary lesson of the book is sharply drawn: Are the souls of men not worth as much as a gourd? Like Jonah , God"s people today are often more concerned about the material benefits so freely bestowed upon us by God than about the destiny of a lost world." ^[1]