In the Jonah quiz, 48% of quiz-takers answer this question incorrectly. Here is the full context and answer from Scripture — where God said the following to Jonah:
You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than 120,000 persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?Jonah 4:11
The word, pity, in this Scripture is listed in Strong’s Concordance as number 2347 which means: properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate:–pity, regard, spare.
God makes a comparison for Jonah. Jonah loved a plant but not the 120,000 people of Nineveh that needed help and guidance. Interestingly, God even shows that the animals (or livestock) to Him are more important than a plant, and Jonah should have the same compassion, at least.
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