Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit. New Living Translation I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! English Standard Version at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. Berean Standard Bible To 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! King James Bible I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. New King James Version I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD, my God. New American Standard Bible “I descended to the base of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, LORD my God. NASB 1995 “I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. NASB 1977 “I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But Thou hast brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. Legacy Standard Bible I went down to the base of the mountains. The earth with its bars closed behind me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O Yahweh my God. Amplified Bible “I descended to the [very] roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars closed behind me [bolting me in] forever, Yet You have brought up my life from the pit (death), O LORD my God. Christian Standard Bible I sank to the foundations of the mountains, the earth’s gates shut behind me forever! Then you raised my life from the Pit, LORD my God! Holman Christian Standard Bible I sank to the foundations of the mountains; the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever! But You raised my life from the Pit, LORD my God! American Standard Version I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God. Contemporary English Version I had sunk down deep below the mountains beneath the sea. I knew that forever, I would be a prisoner there. But, you, LORD God, rescued me from that pit. English Revised Version I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars closed upon me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. GOD'S WORD® Translation I sank to the foot of the mountains. I sank to the bottom, where bars held me forever. But you brought me back from the pit, O LORD, my God. Good News Translation I went down to the very roots of the mountains, into the land whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, brought me back from the depths alive. International Standard Version I sank to the roots of the mountains; the earth's prison bars closed around me forever. Yet you resurrect the dead from the Pit, LORD my God! Majority Standard Bible To 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! NET Bible I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God. New Heart English Bible I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, LORD my God. Webster's Bible Translation I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. World English Bible I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, Yahweh my God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTo the cuttings of mountains I have come down, "" The earth, her bars [are] behind me for all time. And You bring my life up from the pit, O YHWH my God. Young's Literal Translation To the cuttings of mountains I have come down, The earth, her bars are behind me to the age. And Thou bringest up from the pit my life, O Jehovah my God. Smith's Literal Translation I shall go down to the cuttings off of the mountains; the earth, her bars about me forever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Jehovah my God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I went down to the roots of the mountains; to the land whose bars closed behind me forever, But you brought my life up from the pit, O LORD, my God. New Revised Standard Version at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the Pit, O LORD my God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth shut up its bars against me for ever; yet thou hast brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And to the bottom of the mountains I have come down, and Earth had locked its bolts in front of my face for eternity, and you brought up my life from destruction, LORD JEHOVAH my God! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with her bars closed upon me for ever; Yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. Brenton Septuagint Translation to the clefts of the mountains; I went down into the earth, whose bars are the everlasting barriers: yet, O Lord my God, let my ruined life be restored. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonah's Prayer…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! 7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.… Cross References Psalm 30:3 O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. Psalm 16:10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Acts 2:27 because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. Psalm 18:4-5 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. / The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. Psalm 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. Hosea 6:2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. Psalm 40:2 He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. 1 Corinthians 15:4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, Psalm 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up. Isaiah 38:17 Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. Colossians 2:12 And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. Psalm 88:6 You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. Ephesians 4:9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? Treasury of Scripture I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet have you brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. bottoms. Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Psalm 65:6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power: Psalm 104:6,8 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains… the earth. Job 38:4-11 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding… Proverbs 8:25-29 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: … yet. Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Isaiah 38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. Acts 13:33-37 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee… corruption. Job 33:24,28 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom… Psalm 30:3,9 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit… Psalm 55:23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. Jump to Previous Barred Bars Bases Closed Corruption Cuttings Descended Earth Forever God Life Mountains Pit Roots Underworld WallsJump to Next Barred Bars Bases Closed Corruption Cuttings Descended Earth Forever God Life Mountains Pit Roots Underworld WallsJonah 2 1. The prayer of Jonah.10. He is delivered out of the belly of the fish. To the roots of the mountains This phrase poetically describes the depths of the sea, where Jonah finds himself. In Hebrew, the word for "roots" (קְצֵבֵי, qetsevei) can also mean "extremities" or "bases," suggesting the very foundations of the earth. The imagery here is profound, as it conveys Jonah's descent to the lowest point, both physically and spiritually. The "mountains" symbolize stability and permanence, yet Jonah is at their roots, indicating his complete separation from the land of the living. This reflects the depth of his distress and the severity of his situation, emphasizing the miraculous nature of his eventual deliverance. I descended The earth beneath me barred me in forever But You raised my life from the pit O LORD my God The earth with her bars . . .--Literally, the earth her bars behind me for ever; i.e., the earth's gates were closed upon me for ever, there was no possibility of return. The metaphor of a gateway to sheol is common (Isaiah 38:10, &c.), but the earth is nowhere else said to be so guarded. Ewald therefore proposes to read sheol here. But it is quite as natural to imagine a guarded passage out of the land of the living as into the land of the dead. Corruption.--Rather, pit. (See Note, Psalm 16:10.) Verse 6. - The bottoms of the mountains; literally, the cuttings off, where the mountains seem to be cut off by the ocean floor; the roots of the mountains. Αἰς σχισμὰς ὀρέων, "the clefts of the mountains" (Sop-tuagint); Psalm 18:15. The earth with her bars; as for the earth, her bars were about me; return to it was shut out for me; the gate by which I might return was locked behind me. He adds, forever, as it was to all appearance, because he had no power in himself of returning to earth and life. Yet; in spite of all, I am preserved. From corruption (shachath); as Job 17:14; de corruptione (Vulgate); so the Chaldee and Syriac; Septuagint, Ἀναβήτω ἐκ φθορᾶς ἡ ζωή μου (Alex.), Ἀναβήτω φθορὰ ζωῆς μου (Vatican), "Let my life arise from destruction;" or, "Let the destruction of my life [i.e. my destroyed life] arise." Jerome refers the word to the digestive process in the fish's stomach; it is probably merely a synonym for "death." The marginal rendering, "the pit," i.e. Sheol, is also etymologically correct (comp. Psalm 30:3). My God. He thankfully acknowledges that Jehovah has proved himself a beneficent God to him.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew To the rootsלְקִצְבֵ֤י (lə·qiṣ·ḇê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7095: A cut, shape, extremity of the mountains הָרִים֙ (hā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country I descended; יָרַ֔דְתִּי (yā·raḏ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend the earth הָאָ֛רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land beneath me בַעֲדִ֖י (ḇa·‘ă·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for barred me in בְּרִחֶ֥יהָ (bə·ri·ḥe·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1280: A bolt forever! לְעוֹלָ֑ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always But You raised וַתַּ֧עַל (wat·ta·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively my life חַיַּ֖י (ḥay·yay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life from the pit, מִשַּׁ֛חַת (miš·ša·ḥaṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction O LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my God! אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Jonah 2:6 NIVJonah 2:6 NLT Jonah 2:6 ESV Jonah 2:6 NASB Jonah 2:6 KJV Jonah 2:6 BibleApps.com Jonah 2:6 Biblia Paralela Jonah 2:6 Chinese Bible Jonah 2:6 French Bible Jonah 2:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 2:6 I went down to the bottoms (Jon. 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