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What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, &#8216Salvation comes from the LORD.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the LORD alone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay <i>that</i> that I have vowed. Salvation <i>is</i> of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation <i>is</i> of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to You With a voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to Thee With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But as for me, I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But [as for me], I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I shall pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but as for me, I will sacrifice to You with a voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But with shouts of praise, I will offer a sacrifice to you, my LORD. I will keep my promise, because you are the one with power to save. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the LORD!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I will sing praises to you; I will offer you a sacrifice and do what I have promised. Salvation comes from the LORD!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But as for me, with a voice of thanksgiving I will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance is the LORD's!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise; I will surely do what I have promised. Salvation belongs to the LORD!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I—with a voice of thanksgiving—I sacrifice to You, "" That which I have vowed I complete, "" Salvation [is] of YHWH.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I -- with a voice of thanksgiving -- I sacrifice to Thee, That which I have vowed I complete, Salvation is of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of praise; what I vowed I will requite. Salvation is to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 2:10>But I, with a voice of praise, will sacrifice to you. I will repay whatever I have vowed to the Lord, because of my salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I, with thankful voice, will sacrifice to you; What I have vowed I will pay: deliverance is from the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay the things that I have vowed, as a reward for the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But I shall offer to you with a voice of thanksgiving and anything that I have vowed; I shall accomplish payment to LORD JEHOVAH!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice unto Thee With the voice of thanksgiving; That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of praise and thanksgiving: all that I have vowed I will pay to thee, the Lord of <i>my</i> salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/2-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lfTdDqEKJXA?start=267" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Jonah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">But I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">with the voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8426.htm" title="8426: tō·w·ḏāh (N-fs) -- From yadah; properly, an extension of the hand, i.e. avowal, or adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers.">of thanksgiving,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: ’ez·bə·ḥāh- (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">will sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to You.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: ’ă·šal·lê·māh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">I will fulfill</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/5087.htm" title="5087: nā·ḏar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To vow. A primitive root; to promise.">I have vowed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3444.htm" title="3444: yə·šū·‘ā·ṯāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Salvation. Feminine passive participle of yasha'; something saved, i.e. deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity.">Salvation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">is from the LORD!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalm 3:8</a></span><br />Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14-15</a></span><br />Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High. / Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-17.htm">Psalm 116:17-18</a></span><br />I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. / I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Hosea 14:2</a></span><br />Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-22.htm">Psalm 107:22</a></span><br />Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-14</a></span><br />I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-21.htm">Psalm 118:21</a></span><br />I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-12.htm">Psalm 56:12-13</a></span><br />Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You. / For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a></span><br />for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Acts 2:21</a></span><br />And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a></span><br />And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Psalm 37:39</a></span><br />The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-46.htm">Psalm 18:46</a></span><br />The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5</a></span><br />Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">I will sacrifice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-3.htm">Genesis 35:3</a></b></br> And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14,23</a></b></br> Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-15</a></b></br> I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, … </p><p class="hdg">I will pay.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these <i>are</i> abomination unto the LORD thy God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-7.htm">2 Samuel 15:7</a></b></br> And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-27.htm">Job 22:27</a></b></br> Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.</p><p class="hdg">Salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalm 3:8</a></b></br> Salvation <i>belongeth</i> unto the LORD: thy blessing <i>is</i> upon thy people. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Psalm 37:39,40</a></b></br> But the salvation of the righteous <i>is</i> of the LORD: <i>he is</i> their strength in the time of trouble… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-20.htm">Psalm 68:20</a></b></br> <i>He that is</i> our God <i>is</i> the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord <i>belong</i> the issues from death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/9-8.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/jonah/1-16.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Thanksgiving</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Vowed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-2.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/jonah/4-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/micah/1-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Song</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">Thanksgiving</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/mark/6-23.htm">Vowed</a><div class="vheading2">Jonah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/2-1.htm">The prayer of Jonah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">He is delivered out of the belly of the fish.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jonah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jonah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jonah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But I, with the voice of thanksgiving,</b><br>Jonah's prayer from the belly of the fish marks a turning point in his spiritual journey. The "voice of thanksgiving" signifies a heart of gratitude despite dire circumstances. This reflects a common biblical theme where thanksgiving is offered in faith, even before deliverance is realized (<a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a>). Jonah's gratitude foreshadows the New Testament teaching of giving thanks in all circumstances (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a>).<p><b>will sacrifice to You.</b><br>Sacrifice in the Old Testament often involved offerings at the temple, but here, Jonah speaks of a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving (<a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a>). This indicates a shift from ritualistic practices to a more personal and heartfelt devotion. Jonah's commitment to sacrifice, even from within the fish, highlights the importance of internal worship over external rituals (<a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>).<p><b>I will fulfill what I have vowed.</b><br>Vows in the ancient Near Eastern context were solemn promises made to God, often in times of distress, with the expectation of fulfillment upon deliverance (<a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a>). Jonah's vow likely pertains to his prophetic mission to Nineveh, which he initially fled. This phrase underscores the biblical principle of faithfulness to one's promises to God (<a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a>).<p><b>Salvation is from the LORD!”</b><br>This declaration encapsulates the central theme of the Book of Jonah: God's sovereignty and mercy in salvation. It echoes the broader biblical narrative that salvation is not earned by human effort but is a divine gift (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>). Jonah's acknowledgment prefigures the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, who is the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan (<a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a>). This phrase also connects to the Psalms, where similar declarations of God's deliverance are made (<a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalm 3:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who initially fled from God's command to go to Nineveh, resulting in his being swallowed by a great fish.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_fish.htm">The Great Fish</a></b><br>The creature appointed by God to swallow Jonah, providing him a place of reflection and repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and mercy, especially in the context of salvation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The city to which Jonah was originally commanded to go and preach repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the chaos and danger from which Jonah is delivered, symbolizing God's control over creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/thanksgiving_in_trials.htm">Thanksgiving in Trials</a></b><br>Jonah's prayer from the belly of the fish teaches us to maintain a heart of gratitude even in dire circumstances. Thanksgiving shifts our focus from our problems to God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vows.htm">The Importance of Vows</a></b><br>Jonah's commitment to fulfill his vows reminds us of the seriousness of our promises to God. We should be faithful in our commitments, recognizing them as acts of worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/salvation_is_god's_sovereign_work.htm">Salvation is God's Sovereign Work</a></b><br>Jonah acknowledges that salvation belongs to the LORD, emphasizing that it is God who initiates and completes the work of salvation. This should humble us and lead us to trust in His power and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_obedience.htm">Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>Jonah's experience underscores the necessity of repentance and obedience to God's call. Our disobedience can lead to difficult circumstances, but God is merciful and provides opportunities for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_extends_to_all.htm">God's Mercy Extends to All</a></b><br>Jonah's eventual mission to Nineveh highlights God's desire for all people to come to repentance, reminding us of our call to share the gospel with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jonah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jonah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_manage_abuse_from_adult_kids.htm">What is the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_say_to_keep_secrets.htm">Do you fulfill your vows to God faithfully?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_keep_your_vows_to_god.htm">Do you fulfill your vows to God faithfully?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jonah_pray_inside_the_fish.htm">How did Jonah compose and recite his detailed prayer while trapped inside a fish? (Jonah 2:2, 9) </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jonah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">But I will.</span>--The prophet, however, is not among such. He has sinned, but is still a member of the covenant people, and by sacrifice can be formally restored to that favour which repentance has regained.<p><span class= "bld">Salvation is of the Lord.--</span>Or, <span class= "ital">Deliverance is Jehovah's.</span> (Comp. <a href="/psalms/3-8.htm" title="Salvation belongs to the LORD: your blessing is on your people. Selah.">Psalm 3:8</a>.)<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But I</span> - who know better than idolaters, and who have learned a new lesson of trust in God - <span class="cmt_word">I will sacrifice.</span> Pusey notes that the Hebrew denotes rather, "I fain would sacrifice," as it depended, not on him, but on God, whether he was able to worship again in the Holy Land. His sacrifice of thanksgiving (<a href="/leviticus/7-12.htm">Leviticus 7:12</a>, etc.) should be offered with prayer and praise (<a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That which I have vowed</span> (Psalm 1:14; 66:13). <span class="cmt_word">Salvation is of the Lord.</span> This is the conclusion to which his trial has brought him, the moral of the whole canticle (<a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalm 3:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/118-14.htm">Psalm 118:14, 21</a>; <a href="/revelation/7-10.htm">Revelation 7:10</a>). The LXX. and the Vulgate join this clause to the preceding, thus: "That which I have vowed I will pay to the Lord for my salvation." This is tame, and not in strict accordance with the Hebrew. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/2-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But I,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the voice</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֤וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of thanksgiving,</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹדָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8426.htm">Strong's 8426: </a> </span><span class="str2">An extension of the hand, avowal, adoration, a choir of worshippers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶזְבְּחָה־</span> <span class="translit">(’ez·bə·ḥāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to You.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will fulfill</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šal·lê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have vowed.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָדַ֖רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḏar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To promise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Salvation</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשׁוּעָ֖תָה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šū·‘ā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3444.htm">Strong's 3444: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is from the LORD!”</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 2:9 But I will sacrifice to you (Jon. 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