Jonah 2 New International Version
2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:
“In my distress I called(A) to the Lord,(B)
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead(C) I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
3 You hurled me into the depths,(D)
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves(E) and breakers
swept over me.(F)
4 I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight;(G)
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’(H)
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.(I)
6 To the roots of the mountains(J) I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit.(K)
7 “When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered(L) you, Lord,
and my prayer(M) rose to you,
to your holy temple.(N)
8 “Those who cling to worthless idols(O)
turn away from God’s love for them.
9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,(P)
will sacrifice(Q) to you.
What I have vowed(R) I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation(S) comes from the Lord.’”
10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Footnotes
Cross references
- Jonah 2:2 : La 3:55
- Jonah 2:2 : Ps 18:6; 120:1
- Jonah 2:2 : Ps 86:13
- Jonah 2:3 : S Ps 88:6
- Jonah 2:3 : S 2Sa 22:5
- Jonah 2:3 : S Ps 42:7
- Jonah 2:4 : Ps 31:22; Jer 7:15
- Jonah 2:4 : S 1Ki 8:48
- Jonah 2:5 : Ps 69:1-2
- Jonah 2:6 : Job 28:9
- Jonah 2:6 : S Job 17:16; S 33:18; S Ps 30:3
- Jonah 2:7 : Ps 77:11-12
- Jonah 2:7 : 2Ch 30:27
- Jonah 2:7 : S Ps 11:4; 18:6
- Jonah 2:8 : S Dt 32:21; S 1Sa 12:21
- Jonah 2:9 : S Ps 42:4
- Jonah 2:9 : Ps 50:14, 23; Heb 13:15
- Jonah 2:9 : S Nu 30:2; Ps 116:14; S Ecc 5:4-5
- Jonah 2:9 : S Ex 15:2; S Ps 3:8
Jonah 2 New King James Version
Jonah’s Prayer and God’s Answer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said:
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
3 (C)For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
(D)All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
4 (E)Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again (F)toward Your holy temple.’
5 The (G)waters surrounded me, even to my soul;
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the [a]moorings of the mountains;
The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;
Yet You have brought up my (H)life from the pit,
O Lord, my God.
7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
(I)And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
8 “Those who regard (J)worthless idols
Forsake their own [b]Mercy.
9 But I will (K)sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have (L)vowed.
(M)Salvation is of the (N)Lord.”
10 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Cross references
- Jonah 2:2 : 1 Sam. 30:6; Ps. 120:1; Lam. 3:55
- Jonah 2:2 : Ps. 65:2
- Jonah 2:3 : Ps. 88:6
- Jonah 2:3 : Ps. 42:7
- Jonah 2:4 : Ps. 31:22; Jer. 7:15
- Jonah 2:4 : 1 Kin. 8:38; 2 Chr. 6:38; Ps. 5:7
- Jonah 2:5 : Ps. 69:1; Lam. 3:54
- Jonah 2:6 : Job 33:28; [Ps. 16:10; Is. 38:17]
- Jonah 2:7 : 2 Chr. 30:27; Ps. 18:6
- Jonah 2:8 : 2 Kin. 17:15; Ps. 31:6; Jer. 10:8
- Jonah 2:9 : Ps. 50:14, 23; Jer. 33:11; Hos. 14:2
- Jonah 2:9 : Job 22:27; [Eccl. 5:4, 5]
- Jonah 2:9 : Ps. 3:8; [Is. 45:17]
- Jonah 2:9 : [Jer. 3:23]
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