JONAH—NOTE ON Jonah 4:6 the LORD God appointed. This is the second use of the verb “appoint” (see note on 1:17). Discomfort (or “evil”; see esv footnote and note on 1:2) refers both to Jonah’s outer “discomfort” and to his inner “evil.” Jonah was exceedingly glad. The grammar of this phrase is identical to that at the beginning of Jonah 4:1 (“It displeased Jonah exceedingly”). This highlights the contrast between Jonah’s anger at the salvation of the Ninevites and his joy at his own salvation.

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