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Jonah’s Prayer | ||||
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| 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish, | 1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, | 1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. | 1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish's belly. | 1 And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly; | 2 and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. | 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. | 2 Jonah prayed: "I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my [watery] grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry. | 2 He said, "I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice. | 2 and he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice. | 3 "For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows passed over me. | 3 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. | 3 You threw me into the deep, into the depths of the sea, and water surrounded me. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me. | 3 For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me. | 3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me. | 4 "So I said, 'I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.' | 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. | 4 "Then I thought, 'I have been banished from your sight. Will I ever see your holy temple again?' | 4 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.' | 4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple. | 5 "Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. | 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. | 5 "Water surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep [sea] covered me completely. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. | 5 The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head. | 5 The waters encompassed me, to the soul: The deep was round about me, The weeds were wrapped about my head. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 "I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. | 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. | 6 I sank to the foot of the mountains. I sank to the bottom, where bars held me forever. But you brought me back from the pit, O LORD, my God. | 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God. | 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The bars of the earth closed upon me for ever: But thou hast brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God. | 7 "While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple. | 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. | 7 "As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came to you in your holy temple. | 7 "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple. | 7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, Into thy holy temple. | 8 "Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness, | 8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. | 8 Those who hold on to worthless idols abandon their loyalty [to you]. | 8 Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy. | 8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. | 9 But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD." | 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. | 9 But I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the LORD!" | 9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh." | 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah. | 10 Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land. | 10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. | 10 Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the shore. | 10 Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. | 10 And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. |
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