וַיֵּצֵ֤א יוֹנָה֙ מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב מִקֶּ֣דֶם לָעִ֑יר וַיַּעַשׂ֩ ל֨וֹ שָׁ֜ם סֻכָּ֗ה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב תַּחְתֶּ֙יהָ֙ בַּצֵּ֔ל עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִרְאֶ֔ה מַה־יִּהְיֶ֖ה בָּעִֽיר׃
Pagkatapos ay lumabas si Jonas sa lungsod at naupo sa dakong silangan ng lungsod. Doon ay gumawa siya para sa kanyang sarili ng isang kubol, at naupo siya sa ilalim nito sa lilim, hanggang makita niya kung ano ang mangyayari sa lungsod.
Depths of Yonah
The tension between Hashem and Yonah reaches its zenith in Perek 4. Hashem tries to convince Yonah to relent by administering a dose of Middat HaDin (Attribute of Justice) with His harsh response to Yonah’s complaint and death wish. Yonah, however, refuses to relent and settles down to the east of Nineveh (Yonah 4:5).
Depths of Yonah
It is understandable that Yonah would be pleased that Hashem has enhanced his shade, especially needed in the blistering Middle Eastern sun. However, the “Simcha Gedolah,” “great happiness” (Yonah 4:6) experienced by Yonah appears to be overblown, especially since he already has a Sukkah for shade (as stated in Yonah 4:5).