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Jonah 2:9
9But as for me, I will sing to thank you. I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will do everything that I have promised to do. The Lord is the one who saves people!’
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 life was nearly gone, I prayed to you, Lord. In your holy temple, you heard my prayer for help. 8Idols cannot help. People who worship them have turned away from a faithful God. But as for me, I will sing to thank you. I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will do everything that I have promised to do. The Lord is the one who saves people!’ 10Then the Lord told the great fish to spit Jonah out from its stomach. So it dropped Jonah onto the shore.
Read all of Jonah 2Jonah 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 we will go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to worship God. He is the one who answered me when I was in trouble. And he has been with me everywhere that I went.’
- Psalms 50:14Say “thank you” to me as your offering. Do whatever you have promised to do for me, the Most High God.
- Psalms 66:13I will bring burnt offerings to your Temple. I will bring to you the gifts that I promised.
- Psalms 107:22They should offer sacrifices to thank God. They should sing aloud to tell about what he has done.
- Psalms 116:17I will offer to you a special sacrifice to say ‘thank you’. I will worship you as Lord.
- Jeremiah 33:11You will hear the sounds of happy people. You will hear the songs of men and women at their weddings. You will hear the voices of people as they bring gifts to the Lord's temple to thank him. They will say, ‘We thank the Lord Almighty, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever.’ Yes, I will make the land successful again, as it was before.” That is what the Lord says.
- Hosea 14:2Return to the Lord and pray to him! Say to him, ‘Please forgive all our sins. Be kind to us as we come to you. We will praise you with our mouths, as our sacrifice to you.
- Romans 12:1My Christian friends, God has been very kind to us. Because of that, I really want you to serve God with your whole life. Offer your bodies to him like a sacrifice that continues to live. Serve him with everything that you have and that will please him. That is the true way to worship God.
- Hebrews 13:15So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time.
- Deuteronomy 23:18You must not bring the money that people pay to these prostitutes into the Lord's temple. Do not use it to offer a gift that you have promised to the Lord your God. He hates prostitutes, both men and women.
- 2 Samuel 15:7After four years, Absalom said to the king, ‘Please let me go to Hebron. I need to make a sacrifice to the Lord, as I promised to do.
- Job 22:27You will pray to him, and he will answer you. You will do the things that you have promised to him.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4If you make a promise to God, quickly do what you have promised. God is not pleased with foolish people. So give what you have promised to give.
- Psalms 3:8Lord, it is you that saves us. You bless your people. Selah.
- Psalms 37:39The Lord will make righteous people safe. He will take care of them in times of trouble.
- Psalms 68:20Our God is the God who rescues people. The Almighty Lord saves us from death.
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
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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
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