Jonah

Jonah 2:3

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.