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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Jonah 2:3

For thou hast cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and, a flood, enveloped me, - All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, passed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Despondency;   Faith;   Repentance;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heart;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death;   Hell;   Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jonah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Waves;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Billow;   Heart;   Jonah, the Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Heart;   Poetry;   Prayer;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 4;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
King James Version (1611)
For thou hadst cast mee into the deepe, in the middest of the Seas, and the floods compassed me about: all thy billowes & thy waues passed ouer me.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
For 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.
New American Standard Bible
"For You threw me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current flowed around me. All Your breakers and waves passed over me.
New Century Version
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.
Amplified Bible
"For You cast me into the deep, Into the [deep] heart of the seas, And the currents surrounded and engulfed me; All Your breakers and billowing waves passed over me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For thou haddest cast me into the bottome in the middes of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy surges, and all thy waues passed ouer me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.
Legacy Standard Bible
For You had cast me into the deep,Into the heart of the seas,And the current surrounded me.All Your breakers and waves passed over me.
Berean Standard Bible
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me. All Your breakers and waves swept over me.
Contemporary English Version
You threw me down to the bottom of the sea. The water was churning all around; I was completely covered by your mighty waves.
Complete Jewish Bible
he said, "Out of my distress I called to Adonai , and he answered me; from the belly of Sh'ol I cried, and you heard my voice.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
"You threw me into the sea. Your powerful waves splashed over me. I went down, down into the deep sea. The water was all around me.
George Lamsa Translation
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the sea; and the flood compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves have passed over me.
Good News Translation
You threw me down into the depths, to the very bottom of the sea, where the waters were all around me, and all your mighty waves rolled over me.
Lexham English Bible
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.
Literal Translation
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current surrounded me; all Your breakers and Your waves passed over me.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: I called out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou haddest cast me downe into the deepe, into the middest of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy billowes and waues passed ouer me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and said,
English Revised Version
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.
World English Bible
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou castidist me doun in to depnesse, in the herte of the see, and the flood cumpasside me; alle thi swolowis and thi wawis passiden on me.
Update Bible Version
For you had cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All your waves and your billows passed over me.
Webster's Bible Translation
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods encompassed me: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
New English Translation
You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
You threw me into the deep waters, to the very bottom of the sea. A flood was all around me and all Your waves passed over me.
New Revised Standard
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(2-4) And thou hast cast me forth into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood hast compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.
Revised Standard Version
For thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
Young's Literal Translation
When Thou dost cast me [into] the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the flood doth compass me, All Thy breakers and Thy billows have passed over me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou haddest cast me downe depe in ye middest off the see, and the floude compased me aboute: yee all thy wawes and rowles of water went ouer me,

Contextual Overview

1 Then prayed Jonah, unto Yahweh, his God, - out of the belly of the fish; 2 and said - I cried - out of my distress - unto Yahweh, and he answered me, - Out of the belly of hades, called I, Thou didst hear my voice. 3 For thou hast cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and, a flood, enveloped me, - All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, passed. 4 And, I, said, I am driven out from before thine eyes, - Yet will I again have regard unto thy holy temple: 5 The waters, encompassed me, to the peril of my life, The roaring deep, enveloped me, - The sea-weed, was wrapped about my head: 6 To the roots of the mountains, went I down, As for the earth, her bars, were about me, age-abidingly, - Then didst thou bring up - out of the pit - my life, O Yahweh my God. 7 When my soul, darkened itself over me, Yahweh, I remembered, - and my prayer, came in unto thee, unto thy holy temple. 8 They who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake. 9 But, I, with the voice of praise, will sacrifice unto thee, What I have vowed, I will pay, - Salvation, belongeth to Yahweh!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Jonah 1:12-16, Psalms 69:1, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:14, Psalms 69:15, Psalms 88:5-8, Lamentations 3:54

midst: Heb. heart

all: Psalms 42:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:2 - fountains Job 22:11 - abundance Job 27:20 - Terrors Psalms 86:13 - and thou Psalms 88:7 - with Psalms 93:3 - The floods Psalms 116:3 - sorrows Lamentations 3:39 - a man Luke 22:44 - being

Cross-References

Genesis 2:2
Thus God finished, on the seventh day his work which he had made, and rested, on the seventh day, from all his work which he had made.
Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, - because therein, rested he from all his work which God, by creating, had made.
Genesis 2:4
These are the geneses of the heavens and the earth when they were created, - in the day when Yahweh God made earth and heavens.
Genesis 2:7
So then Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life - and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:8
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, on the east, - and put there the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:10
Now, a river, was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden, - and, from thence, it parted, and became four heads,
Genesis 2:11
The name of the one, is Pishon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Havilah, where is gold;
Genesis 2:12
moreover the gold of that and, is good, - there, is the bdellium, and the beryl stone,
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river, is Gihon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Cush,
Genesis 2:14
And, the name of the third river, is Hiddekel, the same, is that which goeth in front of Assyria; and the fourth river, is Euphrates.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas,.... Though the mariners did this, yet Jonah ascribes it to the Lord; he knew it was he, whom he had sinned against and offended; that he was he that sent the storm after him into the sea; that determined the lot to fall upon him; that it was not only by his permission, but according to his will, that he should be east into it, and overcame the reluctance of the men to it, and so worked upon them that they did it; and therefore Jonah imputes it to him, and not to them; nor does he complain of it, or murmur at it; or censure it as an unrighteous action, or as hard, cruel, and severe; but rather mentions it to set off the greatness of his deliverance: and by this it appears, that it was far from shore when Jonah was cast into the sea, it was the great deep; and which also is confirmed by the large fish which swallowed him, which could, not swim but in deep waters; and because of the multitude of the waters, called "seas", and "in the heart" c of them, as it may be rendered; and agreeably Christ the antitype of Jonah lay in the heart of the earth, Matthew 12:40;

and the floods compassed me about; all thy billows and thy waves passed over me; which was his case as soon as cast into the sea, before the fish had swallowed him, as well as after: this was literally true of Jonah, what David says figuratively concerning his afflictions, and from whom the prophet seems to borrow the expressions, Psalms 42:7; and indeed he might use them also in a metaphorical sense, with a view to the afflictions of body, and sorrows of death, that compassed him; and to the billows and waves of divine wrath, which in his apprehension lay upon him, and rolled over him.

c כלבב "in corde", V. L. Cocceius; "in cor", Montanus, Drusius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For Thou hadst (“didst”) cast me into the deep - Jonah continues to describe the extremity of peril, from which God had already delivered him. Sweet is the memory of perils past. For they speak of God’s Fatherly care. Sweet is it, to the prophet to tell God of His mercies; but this is sweet only to the holy, for God’s mercy convicts the careless of ingratitude. Jonah then tells God, how He had cast him vehemently forth into the “eddying depth,” where, when Pharaoh’s army “sank like a stone” (Exodus 15:5, add Exodus 15:10), they never rose, and that, “in the heart” or center “of the seas,” from where no strong swimmer could escape to shore. “The floods” or “flood,” (literally “river,”) the sea with its currents, “surrounded” him, encompassing him on all sides; and, above, tossed its multitudinous waves, passing over him, like an army trampling one prostrate underfoot. Jonah remembered well the temple psalms, and, using their words, united himself with those other worshipers who sang them, and taught us how to speak them to God. The sons of Korah Psalms 42:7. had poured out to God in these self-same words the sorrows which oppressed them. The rolling billows and the breakers , which, as they burst upon the rocks, shiver the vessel and crush man, are, he says to God, “Thine,” fulfilling Thy will on me.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jonah 2:3. All thy billows and thy waves passed over me. — This may be understood literally; while the fish, in whose belly he was, sought its pleasure or sustenance in the paths of the deep, the waves and billows of the sea were rolling above. This line seems borrowed from Psalms 42:7.


 
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