Jonah

Jonah 2:3–5

³For 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.

⁴At this, I said,

‘I have been banished from Your sight;

yet I will look once more

toward Your holy temple.’

⁵The waters engulfed me

to take my life;

the watery depths closed around me;

the seaweed wrapped around my head.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For You cast me	וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִי	wat·taš·lî·ḵê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
into the deep	מְצוּלָה֙	mə·ṣū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4688 depth, deep
into the heart	בִּלְבַ֣ב	bil·ḇaḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the seas	יַמִּ֔ים	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
and the current	וְנָהָ֖ר	wə·nā·hār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
swirled about me	יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי	yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Your breakers	מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ	miš·bā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4867 breaker
and waves	וְגַלֶּ֖יךָ	wə·ḡal·le·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1530 heap, wave, billow
swept	עָבָֽרוּ׃	‘ā·ḇā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
over me	עָלַ֥י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At this	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
I	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
said	אָמַ֔רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I have been banished	נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי	niḡ·raš·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
from	מִנֶּ֣גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
Your sight	עֵינֶ֑יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
yet	אַ֚ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
I will look	לְהַבִּ֔יט	lə·hab·bîṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5027 look
once more	אוֹסִ֣יף	’ō·w·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3254 add
toward	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your holy	קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃	qāḏ·še·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
temple	הֵיכַ֖ל	hê·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
engulfed me	אֲפָפ֤וּנִי	’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H661 surround, encompass
to take	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
my life	נֶ֔פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
the watery depths	תְּה֖וֹם	tə·hō·wm	Noun - common singular	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
closed around me	יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי	yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the seaweed	ס֖וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
wrapped	חָב֥וּשׁ	ḥā·ḇūš	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2280 bind, bind on, bind up
around my head	לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃	lə·rō·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jonah 2:3 Psalm 42:7 · Lamentations 3:54 · Psalm 69:1–2

Jonah 2:4 Psalm 31:22 · Psalm 5:7 · 2 Chronicles 6:38 · Isaiah 38:17 · Jeremiah 7:15 · Daniel 6:10 · 1 Kings 8:38–39

Jonah 2:5 Psalm 69:1–2 · Lamentations 3:54 · Psalm 40:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.