Jonah 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Jonah 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jonah 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jonah 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Jonah 2:6 — World English Bible

Jonah 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Jonah 2:6 — American Standard Version

Jonah 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To the cuttings of mountains I have come down, The earth, her bars <FI>are<Fi> behind me to the age. And Thou bringest up from the pit my life, O Jehovah my God.”

Jonah 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Jonah 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The bars of the earth [closed] upon me for ever: But thou hast brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah myGod. ”

Jonah 2:6 — Darby Translation

Jonah 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I went downe to the bottome of the moutaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer, yet hast thou brought vp my life from the pit, O Lord my God.”

Jonah 2:6 — Geneva Bible

Jonah 2:6 in Context — Jonah 2

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.

6 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.

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

8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

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What Does Jonah 2:6 Mean?

Jonah 2:6 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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