Jonah 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jonah 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Jonah 2:3 — World English Bible

Jonah 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Jonah 2:3 — American Standard Version

Jonah 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When Thou dost cast me <FI>into<Fi> the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the flood doth compass me, All Thy breakers and Thy billows have passed over me.”

Jonah 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Jonah 2:3 — Darby Translation

Jonah 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Jonah 2:3 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 2:3 in Context — Jonah 2

1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,

2 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.

3 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.

4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

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What Does Jonah 2:3 Mean?

Jonah 2:3 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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