Jonah 2:6-8

King James Version

⁶I 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.

⁷When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

⁸They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

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Jonah 2:6-8

New International Version

⁶To the roots of the mountains^(A) I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit.^(B)

⁷“When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered^(C) you, Lord,
and my prayer^(D) rose to you,
to your holy temple.^(E)

⁸“Those who cling to worthless idols^(F)
turn away from God’s love for them.

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Jonah 2:6-8

New King James Version

⁶I went down to the ^[a]moorings of the mountains;
The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;
Yet You have brought up my ^(A)life from the pit,
O Lord, my God.

⁷“When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
^(B)And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.

⁸“Those who regard ^(C)worthless idols
Forsake their own ^[b]Mercy.

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Footnotes

Jonah 2:6 foundations or bases
Jonah 2:8 Or Lovingkindness

Jonah 2:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶To 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.
⁷When my life was fainting away,
    I remembered the Lord,
^(A)and my prayer came to you,
    into your holy temple.
⁸^(B)Those who pay regard to vain idols
    ^(C)forsake their hope of steadfast love.