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 Living Translation (NLT)But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”

Context of Jonah 2:9

7“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple. 8“Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy. But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.” 10So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto 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 arise 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 in the way which I have gone.”
• Psalms 50:14Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
• Psalms 66:13I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,
• Psalms 107:22Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: “Praise the Lord of hosts, For the Lord is good, For His mercy endures forever”— and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.
• Hosea 14:2Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.
• Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
• Hebrews 13:15Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
• Deuteronomy 23:18You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
• 2 Samuel 15:7Now it came to pass after forty years that Absalom said to the king, “Please, let me go to Hebron and pay the vow which I made to the Lord.
• Job 22:27You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.
• Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—
• Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah
• Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble.
• Psalms 68:20Our God is the God of salvation; And to God the Lord belong escapes 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

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