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.

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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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