# Jonah 2 ## Jonah 2:1 - [KJV] Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, - [ASV] Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly. - [YLT] And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels of the fish. ### Notes on Jonah 2:1 - ## Jonah 2:2 - [KJV] And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, *and* thou heardest my voice. - [ASV] And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, *And* thou heardest my voice. - [YLT] And he saith: I called, because of my distress, to Jehovah, And He doth answer me, From the belly of sheol I have cried, Thou hast heard my voice. ### Notes on Jonah 2:2 - ## Jonah 2:3 - [KJV] For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. - [ASV] For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me. - [YLT] When Thou dost cast me *into* the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the flood doth compass me, All Thy breakers and Thy billows have passed over me. ### Notes on Jonah 2:3 - ## Jonah 2:4 - [KJV] Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. - [ASV] And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. - [YLT] And I -- I said: I have been cast out from before Thine eyes, (Yet I add to look unto Thy holy temple!) ### Notes on Jonah 2:4 - ## Jonah 2:5 - [KJV] The waters compassed me about, *even* to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. - [ASV] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. - [YLT] Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head. ### Notes on Jonah 2:5 - ## Jonah 2:6 - [KJV] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars *was* about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. - [ASV] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars *closed* upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God. - [YLT] To the cuttings of mountains I have come down, The earth, her bars *are* behind me to the age. And Thou bringest up from the pit my life, O Jehovah my God. ### Notes on Jonah 2:6 - ## Jonah 2:7 - [KJV] When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. - [ASV] When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple. - [YLT] In the feebleness within me of my soul Jehovah I have remembered, And come in unto Thee doth my prayer, Unto Thy holy temple. ### Notes on Jonah 2:7 - ## Jonah 2:8 - [KJV] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. - [ASV] They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy. - [YLT] Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake. ### Notes on Jonah 2:8 - ## Jonah 2:9 - [KJV] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay *that* that I have vowed. Salvation *is* of the LORD. - [ASV] But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah. - [YLT] And I -- with a voice of thanksgiving -- I sacrifice to Thee, That which I have vowed I complete, Salvation *is* of Jehovah. ### Notes on Jonah 2:9 - ## Jonah 2:10 - [KJV] And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry *land*. - [ASV] And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. - [YLT] And Jehovah saith to the fish, and it vomiteth out Jonah on the dry land. ### Notes on Jonah 2:10 -