Jonah 2:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Jonah 2:1

1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.

2 And he said:
“I ^acried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
^bAnd He answered me.
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.

3 ^aFor You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
^bAll Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

4 ^aThen I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again ^btoward Your holy temple.’

5 The ^awaters surrounded me, even to my soul;
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.

6 I went down to the¹ moorings of the mountains;
The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;
Yet You have brought up my ^alife from the pit,
O Lord, my God.

7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
^aAnd my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.

8 “Those who regard ^aworthless idols
Forsake their own¹ Mercy.

9 But I will ^asacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have ^bvowed.
^cSalvation is of the ^dLord.”

10 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Verse Comparison: Jonah 2:1

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American Standard Version
Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly.

Amplified® Bible
THEN JONAH prayed to the Lord his God from the fish's belly,

Contemporary English Version
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God:

Darby English Version
And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;

Good News Bible
From deep inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God:

King James Version
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,

New American Standard Bible
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,

New International Version
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.

New King James Version
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,

Revised Standard Version
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels of the fish.

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