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Jonah 2:2–5

saying,

x“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,

and he answered me;

yout of the belly of Sheol I cried,

zand you heard my voice.

aFor you cast me into the deep,

into the heart of the seas,

and the flood surrounded me;

ball your waves and your billows

passed over me.

cThen I said, ‘I am driven away

from your sight;

dyet I shall again look

upon your holy temple.’

eThe waters closed in over me fto take my life;

the deep surrounded me;

weeds were wrapped about my head

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Jonah 2:2–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

He said:

“In my distress I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,

and you listened to my cry.

You hurled me into the depths,

into the very heart of the seas,

and the currents swirled about me;

all your waves and breakers

swept over me.

I said, ‘I have been banished

from your sight;

yet I will look again

toward your holy temple.’

The engulfing waters threatened me,

the deep surrounded me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

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.

Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight;

Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul:

The depth closed me round about,

The weeds were wrapped about my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

He said,

“I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble,

and he answered me.

I called to you from the land of the dead,

and Lord, you heard me!

You threw me into the ocean depths,

and I sank down to the heart of the sea.

The mighty waters engulfed me;

I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.

Then I said, ‘O Lord, you have driven me from your presence.

Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’

“I sank beneath the waves,

and the waters closed over me.

Seaweed wrapped itself around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And he said:

“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,

And He answered me.

“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,

And You heard my voice.

For You cast me into the deep,

Into the heart of the seas,

And the floods surrounded me;

All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;

Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

The waters surrounded me, even to my soul;

The deep closed around me;

Weeds were wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

“When I was in danger,

I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

I was about to die,

so I cried to you,

and you heard my voice.

You threw me into the sea,

down, down into the deep sea.

The water was all around me,

and your powerful waves flowed over me.

I said, ‘I was driven out of your presence,

but I hope to see your Holy Temple again.’

The waters of the sea closed around my throat.

The deep sea was all around me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

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.

And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes;

Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul;

The deep was round about me;

The weeds were wrapped about my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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. 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. And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple. The waters encompassed me, to the soul: The deep was round about me, The weeds were wrapped about my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

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. 

“Then I thought, 

‘I have been banished from your sight. 

Will I ever see your holy temple again?’ 

“Water surrounded me, threatening my life. 

The deep ⸤sea⸥ covered me completely. 

Seaweed was wrapped around my head. 

Jonah 2:2–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I called to the Lord in my distress,

and He answered me.

I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol;

You heard my voice.

You threw me into the depths,

into the heart of the seas,

and the current overcame me.

All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me.

But I said: I have been banished

from Your sight,

yet I will look once more

toward Your holy temple.

The waters engulfed me up to the neck;

the watery depths overcame me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

saying,

“I called to the Lord out of my distress,

and he answered me;

out of the belly of Sheol I cried,

and you heard my voice.

You cast me into the deep,

into the heart of the seas,

and the flood surrounded me;

all your waves and your billows

passed over me.

Then I said, ‘I am driven away

from your sight;

how shall I look again

upon your holy temple?’

The waters closed in over me;

the deep surrounded me;

weeds were wrapped around my head

Jonah 2:2–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

and said,

“I called from my distress to Yahweh,

and he answered me;

from the belly of Sheol I cried for help—

you heard my voice.

And you threw me into the deep,

into the heart of the seas,

and the sea currents surrounded me;

all your breakers and your surging waves

passed over me.

And I said, ‘I am banished

from your sight;

how will I continue to look

on your holy temple?’

The waters encompassed me up to my neck;

the deep surrounded me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He said,

“When I was in trouble, I called out to you.

And you answered me.

When I had almost drowned,

I called out for help.

And you listened to my cry.

You threw me into the Mediterranean Sea.

I was in the middle of its waters.

They were all around me.

All of your rolling waves

were sweeping over me.

I said, ‘I have been driven away from you.

But I will look again

toward your holy temple in Jerusalem.’

I had almost drowned in the waves.

The deep waters were all around me.

Seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:2–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

“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.

“So I said, ‘I have been expelled from Your sight.

Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

Water encompassed me to the point of death.

The great deep engulfed me,

Weeds were wrapped around my head.


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