Jonah 2:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.

New Living Translation
You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.

English Standard Version
For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.

Berean Study Bible
For 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.

New American Standard Bible
“For You threw me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current flowed around me. All Your breakers and waves passed over me.

NASB 1995
"For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows passed over me.

NASB 1977
“For Thou hadst cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Thy breakers and billows passed over me.

Amplified Bible
“For You cast me into the deep, Into the [deep] heart of the seas, And the currents surrounded and engulfed me; All Your breakers and billowing waves passed over me.

Christian Standard Bible
When you threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, the current overcame me. All your breakers and your billows swept over me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the current overcame me. All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me.

Contemporary English Version
You threw me down to the bottom of the sea. The water was churning all around; I was completely covered by your mighty waves.

Good News Translation
You threw me down into the depths, to the very bottom of the sea, where the waters were all around me, and all your mighty waves rolled over me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You threw me into the deep, into the depths of the sea, and water surrounded me. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.

International Standard Version
You cast me into the deep— into the heart of the sea. Flood waters engulfed me. All your breakers and your waves swirled over me.

NET Bible
You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

New King James Version
For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

King James 2000 Bible
For you had cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods surrounded me: all your billows and your waves passed over me.

New Heart English Bible
For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your breakers and waves passed over me.

World English Bible
For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.

American King James Version
For you had cast me into the deep, in the middle of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all your billows and your waves passed over me.

American Standard Version
For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.

A Faithful Version
For You cast me into the depths of the seas, and the current surrounded me. All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

Darby Bible Translation
For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.

English Revised Version
For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all thy waves and thy billows passed over me.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods encompassed me: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thou haddest cast me into the bottome in the middes of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy surges, and all thy waues passed ouer me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou haddest cast me downe into the deepe, into the middest of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy billowes and waues passed ouer me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou haddest cast me downe depe in ye middest off the see, and the floude compased me aboute: yee all thy wawes and rowles of water went ouer me,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For thou hadest cast me downe depe in the middes of the se: and the floud copased me aboute: and all thy waues and rowles of water wet ouer me:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
When You cast me [into] the deep, "" Into the heart of the seas, "" Then the flood surrounds me, "" All Your breakers and Your billows have passed over me.

Young's Literal Translation
When Thou dost cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the flood doth compass me, All Thy breakers and Thy billows have passed over me.

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou wilt cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas; and the river will surround me: all thy breakers and thy waves passed over me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And you cast me into the depths into the heart of the sea and the floods surrounded me; all your storms and your waves passed over me

Lamsa Bible
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the sea; and the flood compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves have passed over me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thou didst cast me into the depth, In the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All Thy waves and Thy billows Passed over me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.
















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