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When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
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Verse 8. Hot. Hebrew also, “eastern and sultry,” ( Bible.) or silent, ( Calmet.) which instead of refreshing, served only to increase the heat, ( Bible.) and to raise dust. Septuagint Syr. and so forth agree with the Vulg.
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