Berean Standard Bible

Jonah 2

1From insideH4578the fishהַדָּגָֽה׃ha.da.GahH1710,JonahH3124prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,

2sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “In my distressמִצָּ֥רָהmi.Tza.rahH6869I calledקָ֠רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121toH413the LORDH3068,and He answered meוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.From the bellyמִבֶּ֧טֶןmi.Be.tenH990of Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585I called for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768, andYou heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

3For You cast meוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִיva.tash.li.Khe.niH7993into the deepמְצוּלָה֙me.tzu.LahH4688,into the heartבִּלְבַ֣בbil.VavH3824of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220,and the currentוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104swirled about meיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437;allכָּל־kol-H3605Your breakersמִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867and wavesוְגַלֶּ֖יךָve.ga.Lei.khaH1530sweptעָבָֽרוּ׃'a.Va.ruH5674over meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921.

4At this, Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I have been banishedנִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּיnig.Rash.tiH1644fromמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Your sightעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869;yetאַ֚ךְ'akhH389I will lookלְהַבִּ֔יטle.ha.BitH5027once moreאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254towardאֶל־'el-H413Your holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.’

5The watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325engulfed meאֲפָפ֤וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661to takeעַד־'ad-H5704my lifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315;the watery depthsתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415closed around meיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437;the seaweedס֖וּףsufH5488wrappedחָב֥וּשׁcha.VushH2280around my headלְרֹאשִֽׁי׃le.ro.ShiH7218.

6To the rootsלְקִצְבֵ֤יle.kitz.VeiH7095of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022I descendedיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381;the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath meבַעֲדִ֖יva.'a.DiH1157barred me inבְּרִחֶ֥יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769!But You raisedוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927my lifeחַיַּ֖יchai.YaiH2416from the pitמִשַּׁ֛חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845,O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430!

7As my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315אֶת־'et-H853was fading awayבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ף עָלַי֙be.hit.'a.Tef 'a.LaiH5848 H5921,I rememberedזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142the LORDH3068.My prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605went upוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to Youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khaH413,toאֶל־'el-H413Your holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.

8Those who cling toמְשַׁמְּרִ֖יםme.sha.me.RimH8104worthlessשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723idolsהַבְלֵי־hav.lei-H1892forsakeיַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ya.'a.ZouH5800Hisloving devotionחַסְדָּ֖םchas.DamH2617.

9But Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589,with the voiceבְּק֤וֹלbe.KolH6963of thanksgivingתּוֹדָה֙to.DahH8426,will sacrificeאֶזְבְּחָה־'ez.be.chah-H2076to You.I will fulfillאֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה'a.sha.Le.mahH7999whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have vowedנָדַ֖רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087.Salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444is from the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068!”

10And the LORDH3068commandedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the fishלַדָּ֑גla.DagH1709,and it vomitedוַיָּקֵ֥אvai.ya.Ke'H6958אֶת־'et-H853Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124ontoאֶל־'el-H413dry landהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.

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