Jonah 2:9

Jonah 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.”

Context of Jonah 2:9

7When my soul was fainting within me, I remembered the Lord, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple. 8Those who regard and follow worthless idols Turn away from their [living source of] mercy and lovingkindness. But [as for me], I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I shall pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from the Lord!” 10So the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.

Jonah 2:9 word by word

וַאֲנִ֗י בְּק֤וֹל תּוֹדָה֙ אֶזְבְּחָה־לָּ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָדַ֖רְתִּי אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה יְשׁוּעָ֖תָה לַיהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But I will sacrificeזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• unto thee with the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of thanksgivingתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
• I will payשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• that I have vowedנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• Salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jonah 2:9

• Genesis 35:3then let us get up and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”
• Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
• Psalms 66:13I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings; I shall pay You my vows,
• Psalms 107:22And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 33:11the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say, “Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good; For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
• Hosea 14:2Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness; Accept what is good and receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).
• Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.
• Hebrews 13:15Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
• Deuteronomy 23:18You shall not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog [that is, a male prostitute] into the house of the Lord your God as payment for any vow, for both of these [the gift and the giver] are utterly repulsive to the Lord your God.
• 2 Samuel 15:7And after four years, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow which I have made to the Lord at Hebron [my birthplace].
• Job 22:27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow or a pledge to God, do not put off paying it; for God takes no pleasure in fools [who thoughtlessly mock Him]. Pay what you vow.
• Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the Lord; May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.
• Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
• Psalms 68:20God is to us a God of acts of salvation; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

Commentaries on Jonah 2:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9But I will sacrifice unto thee - I will make a sincere vow, which, as soon as my circumstances will permit, I will faithfully execute; and therefore he adds, "I will pay that which I have vowed." Salvation is of the Lord - All deliverance from danger, preservation of life, recovery from sickness, and redemption of the soul from the power, guilt, and pollution of sin, is from Jehovah. He alone is the Savior, he alone is the Deliverer; for all salvation is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9But (And) with the voice of thanksgiving will I (would I fain) sacrifice unto Thee; what I have vowed, I would pay - He does not say, I will, for it did not depend upon him. Without a further miracle of God, he could do nothing. But he says, that he would nevermore forsake God. The law appointed sacrifices of thanksgiving; Leviticus 7:12-15. these he would offer, not in act only, but with words of praise. He would “pay what he had vowed,” and chiefly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The end of Jonah’s psalm-prayer is similar to Jonah 1:16: The sailors also reacted to the Lord’s saving power and mercy with sacrifices and promises.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. I will sacrifice ... thanksgiving--In the believing anticipation of sure deliverance, he offers thanksgivings already. So Jehoshaphat (2Ch 20:21) appointed singers to praise the Lord in front of the army before the battle with Moab and Ammon, as if the victory was already gained. God honors such confidence in Him. There is also herein a mark of sanctified affliction, that he vows amendment and thankful obedience (Psa 119:67).Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 2:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Praise
• Repentance
• Thankfulness
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Bar
• Close
• Depth
• Hell
• Vomit
• Jonah, the Book of
• oath, vow, swear, swearing, swear by, sworn

Commentaries on Jonah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings