God asked Jonah, if he took pity on the kikayon plant, for which he did not work, nor make it grow and it perished after one day, how could God not take pity on the great city of Nineveh with more ...

While the story of Jonah and the Whale is read primarily on Yom Kippur, its lesson of mercy is timeless and applicable all year long. In this spirit of. Skip to content. ADVERTISE.

Jonah sought refuge from the heat under the leaves of this gourd plant when later a worm came along and ruined it. The loss of the shady plant greatly upset the prophet.

Jonah is angry that God accepts the repentance of the Ninevites and does not punish them. He has to learn the meaning of mercy from the the large plant God provides to protect him from the sun ...

Jonah goes and sulks outside the city in the searing heat, and God makes a climbing plant grow for shade. But overnight the plant dies, and Jonah is even more enraged.