Jonah 2:3

Jonah 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

Context of Jonah 2:3

1From inside the fish's stomach, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2He said, ‘When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord, and he answered my prayer. Yes, I called out to you for help from the deep hole of death, and you heard my prayer. You threw me into the deep water, and I fell into the middle of the sea. The deep water covered me. You sent big waves to roll over me. 4I said to myself, “You have sent me far away from you. Now I will never see your holy temple again.” 5The deep water of the sea covered me, so that my life was in danger. The plants in the sea were all around my head.

Jonah 2:3 word by word

וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִי מְצוּלָה֙ בִּלְבַ֣ב יַמִּ֔ים וְנָהָ֖ר יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי כָּל־מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ וְגַלֶּ֖יךָ עָלַ֥י עָבָֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thou hadst castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• me into the deepמְצוֹלָהmetsôlâh metsôlâh metsûlâh metsûlâh · depthH4688
• in the midstלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and the floodsנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• compassedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• me about: all thy billowsמִשְׁבָּרmishbâr · waveH4867
• and thy wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Jonah 2:3

• Jonah 1:12Jonah replied, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become quiet. It is because of me that you are in danger from this great storm.’
• Psalms 69:1Please rescue me, God, because the deep water has come up to my neck.
• Psalms 88:5I am the same as people who have died. Their bodies already lie in their graves. You do not remember them any more You cannot use your power to help them.
• Lamentations 3:54The water covered my head. Then I said, ‘I will soon die.’
• Psalms 42:7I hear your waterfalls make a noise like thunder. It seems like all that water is pouring over me and it knocks me down to the ground.

Commentaries on Jonah 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3All thy billows and thy waves passed over me - This may be understood literally; while the fish, in whose belly he was, sought its pleasure or sustenance in the paths of the deep, the waves and billows of the sea were rolling above. This line seems borrowed from Psalm 42:7.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For Thou hadst (“didst”) cast me into the deep - Jonah continues to describe the extremity of peril, from which God had already delivered him. Sweet is the memory of perils past. For they speak of God‘s Fatherly care. Sweet is it, to the prophet to tell God of His mercies; but this is sweet only to the holy, for God‘s mercy convicts the careless of ingratitude. Jonah then tells God, how He had cast him vehemently forth into the “eddying depth,” where…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9Jonah realized that the Lord had kindly saved him by sending the fish. He then created a prayer similar to a psalm. The prayer's careful structure follows the pattern of a personal song of thanks. This suggests Jonah may have written it after the event, as he remembered his feelings and worries.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. thou hadst cast ... thy billows ... thy waves--Jonah recognizes the source whence his sufferings came. It was no mere chance, but the hand of God which sent them. Compare Job's similar recognition of God's hand in calamities, Job 1:21; 2:10; and David's, 2Sa 16:5-11.Read the comment

Topics related to Jonah 2:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Despondency
• Faith
• Repentance

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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