1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- prayed H6419 (פָּלַל) — to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- his God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- out of the fish’s H1710 (דָּגָה)
- belly H4578 (מֵעֶה) — used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of m…
2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I cried H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by reason of mine affliction H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and he heard H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- me; out of the belly H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- of hell H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
- cried H7768 (שָׁוַע) — properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
- thou heardest H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- my voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou hadst cast H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- me into the deep H4688 (מְצוֹלָה) — a deep place (of water or mud)
- in the midst H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- of the seas H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and the floods H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- compassed H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- me about: all thy billows H4867 (מִשְׁבָּר) — a breaker (of the sea)
- and thy waves H1530 (גַּל) — something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
- passed over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I am cast out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- of thy sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- yet I will look H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- again H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- toward thy holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- temple H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- compassed me about H661 (אָפַף) — to surround
- to the soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- the depth H8415 (תְּהוֹם) — an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
- closed me round about H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- the weeds H5488 (סוּף) — a reed, especially the papyrus
- were wrapped about H2280 (חָבַשׁ) — to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
- my head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I went down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- to the bottoms H7095 (קֶצֶב) — shape (as if cut out); base (as if there cut off)
- of the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- with her bars H1280 (בְּרִיחַ) — a bolt
- about me for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- yet hast thou brought up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- my life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- from corruption H7845 (שַׁחַת) — a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- fainted H5848 (עָטַף) — to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
- within me I remembered H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and my prayer H8605 (תְּפִלָּה) — intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- came in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto thee, into thine holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- temple H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
8 They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They that observe H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- lying H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- vanities H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- forsake H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- their own mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I will sacrifice H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- unto thee with the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of thanksgiving H8426 (תּוֹדָה) — properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. (by implication) avowal, or (usually) adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers
- I will pay H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
- that I have vowed H5087 (נָדַר) — to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)
- Salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
10 And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the fish H1709 (דָּג) — a fish (often used collectively)
- and it vomited out H6958 (קוֹא) — to vomit
- Jonah H3124 (יוֹנָה) — Jonah, an Israelite
- upon the dry H3004 (יַבָּשָׁה) — dry ground