Jonah 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.”
Jonah 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jonah 2:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jonah 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.”
Jonah 2:8 — World English Bible
Jonah 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.”
Jonah 2:8 — American Standard Version
Jonah 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.”
Jonah 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jonah 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.”
Jonah 2:8 — Darby Translation
Jonah 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.”
Jonah 2:8 — Geneva Bible
Jonah 2:8 in Context — Jonah 2
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.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
What Does Jonah 2:8 Mean?
Jonah 2:8 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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