Jonah

Jonah 2:7–9

⁷As my life was fading away,

I remembered the LORD.

My prayer went up to You,

to Your holy temple.

⁸Those who cling to worthless idols

forsake His loving devotion.^a

⁹But I, with the voice of thanksgiving,

will sacrifice to You.

I will fulfill what I have vowed.

Salvation is from the LORD!”

Footnotes

a 2:8 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As my life	נַפְשִׁ֔י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
was fading away	בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ף	bə·hiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭêp̄	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H5848 turn aside
I remembered	זָכָ֑רְתִּי	zā·ḵā·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2142 remember
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
My prayer	תְּפִלָּתִ֔י	tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
went up	וַתָּב֤וֹא	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to You	אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
to	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
Those who cling to	מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים	mə·šam·mə·rîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
worthless	שָׁ֑וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
idols	הַבְלֵי־	haḇ·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1892 vapour, breath
forsake	יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃	ya·‘ă·zō·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
loving devotion	חַסְדָּ֖ם	ḥas·dām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2617 goodness, kindness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
with the voice	בְּק֤וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of thanksgiving	תּוֹדָה֙	tō·w·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8426 thanksgiving
will sacrifice	אֶזְבְּחָה־	’ez·bə·ḥāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to You	לָּ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
I will fulfill	אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה	’ă·šal·lê·māh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7999 be complete, sound
what	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have vowed	נָדַ֖רְתִּי	nā·ḏar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5087 vow
Salvation	יְשׁוּעָ֖תָה	yə·šū·‘ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3444 salvation
is from the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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

Jonah 2:7 Psalm 18:6 · 2 Chronicles 30:27 · 1 Samuel 30:6 · Psalm 143:5 · Psalm 11:4 · Psalm 77:10–11 · Psalm 20:7 · Psalm 27:13 · Lamentations 3:21–26 · Psalm 65:4 · Psalm 42:11 · 2 Corinthians 1:9–10

Jonah 2:8 Psalm 31:6 · 2 Kings 17:15 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Jeremiah 10:8 · 1 Samuel 12:21 · Habakkuk 2:18–20 · Jeremiah 10:14–15 · Jeremiah 16:19

Jonah 2:9 Psalm 3:8 · Psalm 50:14 · Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 · Hebrews 13:15 · Psalm 50:23 · Hosea 14:2 · Psalm 68:20 · Psalm 116:17–18 · Psalm 37:39–40 · Isaiah 45:17 · Romans 12:1 · Genesis 35:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.