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Jonah 2

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBThen Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.
    KJVThen Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
  2. 2
    WEBHe said, “I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.
    KJVAnd 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.
  3. 3
    WEBFor you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.
    KJVFor 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.
  4. 4
    WEBI said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
    KJVThen I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
  5. 5
    WEBThe waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
    KJVThe waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
  6. 6
    WEBI went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, Yahweh my God.
    KJVI 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.
  7. 7
    WEB“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
    KJVWhen my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
  8. 8
    WEBThose who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.
    KJVThey that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
  9. 9
    WEBBut I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”
    KJVBut I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
  10. 10
    WEBThen Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
    KJVAnd the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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