Jonah
Jonah 2:4–6
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.
6To the roots of the mountains I descended;
the earth beneath me barred me in forever!
But You raised my life from the pit,
O LORD my God!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jonah 2:4
| 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 |
Jonah 2:5
| 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 |
Jonah 2:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the roots | לְקִצְבֵ֤י | lə·qiṣ·ḇê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7095 cut, shape |
| of the mountains | הָרִים֙ | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| I descended | יָרַ֔דְתִּי | yā·raḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| the earth | הָאָ֛רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| beneath me | בַעֲדִ֖י | ḇa·‘ă·ḏî | Preposition; first person common singular | H1157 separation |
| barred me in | בְּרִחֶ֥יהָ | bə·ri·ḥe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1280 bar |
| forever | לְעוֹלָ֑ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| But You raised | וַתַּ֧עַל | wat·ta·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| my life | חַיַּ֖י | ḥay·yay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H2416 alive, living |
| from the pit | מִשַּׁ֛חַת | miš·ša·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H7845 pit |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱלֹהָֽי׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Jonah 2:6 Psalm 30:3 · Psalm 16:10 · Isaiah 38:17 · Proverbs 8:25–29 · Psalm 143:7 · Deuteronomy 32:22 · Psalm 104:6 · Psalm 65:6 · Isaiah 40:12 · Job 38:4–11 · Psalm 30:9 · Habakkuk 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.