Jonah 2:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and he said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I calledקָ֠רָאתִי
(ka·ra·ti)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
out of my distressמִצָּ֥רָה
(mi·tza·rah)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar
to the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
And He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי
(vai·ya·'a·ne·ni;)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
me. I cried for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי
(shiv·va'·ti)
7768: to cry out (for help)a prim. root
from the depthמִבֶּ֧טֶן
(mib·be·ten)
990: belly, body, wombfrom an unused word
of Sheol;שְׁאֹ֛ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
You heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּ
(sha·ma'·ta)
8085: to heara prim. root
my voice.קֹולִֽי׃
(ko·v·li.)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I cried
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
by reason of mine affliction
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
unto the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and he heard
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
me out of the belly
beten  (beh'-ten)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
of hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
cried
shava`  (shaw-vah')
to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble) -- cry (aloud, out), shout.
I and thou heardest
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
my voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.

King James Bible
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice.

International Standard Version
He said: "I called out to the LORD from the midst of affliction directed at me, and he answered me. From the depths of death I cried out for help; and you heard my cry.

NET Bible
and said, "I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jonah prayed: "I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my [watery] grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry.

King James 2000 Bible
And said, I cried by reason of my affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of sheol cried I, and you heard my voice.
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