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Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So I said, &#8216I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So I said, ‘I have been expelled from Thy sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Thy holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So I said, ‘I have been driven away from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I said, “I have been banished from your sight, yet I will look once more toward your holy temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I said: I have been banished from Your sight, yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I thought I was swept away from your sight, never again to see your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I said, am cast out from before thine eyes; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Then I thought, 'I have been banished from your sight. Will I ever see your holy temple again?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I thought I had been banished from your presence and would never see your holy Temple again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So I told myself, 'I have been driven away from you. How will I again gaze on your holy Temple?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At this, I said, ?I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again towards thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’ <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 said: I have been cast out from before Your eyes "" (Yet I add to look to Your holy temple!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I -- I said: I have been cast out from before Thine eyes, (Yet I add to look unto Thy holy temple!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I said, I was driven from before thine eyes; yet I shall add to look to thy holy temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: I am cast away out of the sight of thy eyes: but yet I shall see thy holy temple again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 2:5>And I said: I am expelled from the sight of your eyes. Yet, truly, I will see your holy temple again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “I am banished from your sight! How will I again look upon your holy temple?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; how shall I look again upon your holy temple?’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, I am cast afar out of thy sight; yet now I will see again thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But I said: ‘I am removed far from before your eyes, even now I continue to see your holy temple<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I said: 'I am cast out From before Thine eyes'; Yet I will look again Toward Thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said, I am cast out of thy presence: shall I indeed look again toward thy holy temple?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/2-4.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=220" 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">3</span>For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">At this, I</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1644.htm" title="1644: niḡ·raš·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To drive out, cast out. A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.">‘I have been banished</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: min·ne·ḡeḏ (Prep-m) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your sight;</a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: lə·hab·bîṭ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">I will look</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">once more</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·še·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: hê·ḵal (N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">temple.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.…<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/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a></span><br />In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54-56</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die. / I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></span><br />Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6-7</a></span><br />You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. / Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. / I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1-2</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! / O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Psalm 77:7-9</a></span><br />“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></span><br />Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4-6</a></span><br />The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. / The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. / In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-30.htm">Luke 11:30</a></span><br />For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35-39</a></span><br />Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.</p><p class="hdg">I said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a></b></br> For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Psalm 77:1-7</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. I cried unto God with my voice, <i>even</i> unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Isaiah 38:10-14,17</a></b></br> I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years… </p><p class="hdg">out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7</a></b></br> Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Jeremiah 7:15</a></b></br> And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, <i>even</i> the whole seed of Ephraim.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></b></br> Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, <i>yet</i> my mind <i>could</i> not <i>be</i> toward this people: cast <i>them</i> out of my sight, and let them go forth.</p><p class="hdg">toward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-38.htm">1 Kings 8:38,39,42,48</a></b></br> What prayer and supplication soever be <i>made</i> by any man, <i>or</i> by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-38.htm">2 Chronicles 6:38</a></b></br> If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and <i>toward</i> the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a></b></br> But as for me, I will come <i>into</i> thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: <i>and</i> in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Add</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/6-27.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-6.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/micah/2-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/7-22.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/matthew/11-22.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/micah/1-4.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-6.htm">Towards</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>At this, I said,</b><br>This phrase indicates a moment of realization or a turning point for Jonah. It reflects a personal and introspective moment, suggesting a shift in Jonah's attitude and understanding of his situation. This is a common theme in biblical narratives where individuals come to a moment of self-awareness or repentance.<p><b>‘I have been banished from Your sight;</b><br>Jonah acknowledges his separation from God, which is a consequence of his disobedience. This reflects the broader biblical theme of exile as a result of sin, seen in the expulsion from Eden (Genesis 3) and the Babylonian exile (2 Kings 25). The feeling of being "banished" underscores the seriousness of disobedience and the resulting alienation from God.<p><b>yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’</b><br>Despite feeling banished, Jonah expresses hope and determination to turn back to God. The "holy temple" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence (<a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29-30</a>). This reflects a deep-seated belief in the mercy and forgiveness of God, as well as the importance of the temple as a place of reconciliation and worship. It also prefigures the New Testament understanding of Jesus as the ultimate temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), where believers find reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who was called to deliver a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh. His initial disobedience led to 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_holy_temple.htm">The Holy Temple</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence and a place of worship and hope for Jonah even in his distress.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Represents the chaos and separation from God that Jonah experiences due to his disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who orchestrates events to bring Jonah to repentance and ultimately fulfill His divine plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_hope.htm">Repentance and Hope</a></b><br>Jonah's acknowledgment of being "banished" reflects a moment of repentance. Despite feeling distant from God, he expresses hope by turning his thoughts toward the holy temple. This teaches us that no matter how far we feel from God, repentance and hope in His mercy are always possible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_distress.htm">God's Presence in Distress</a></b><br>Jonah's situation in the belly of the fish symbolizes being in the depths of despair. Yet, his decision to look toward the temple signifies faith in God's presence even in the darkest times. We are reminded that God's presence is not limited by our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Jonah's prayer from within the fish demonstrates the power of prayer in any situation. It encourages believers to pray earnestly, trusting that God hears and responds to our cries for help.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_discipline_and_restoration.htm">Divine Discipline and Restoration</a></b><br>Jonah's experience shows that God's discipline is meant to restore and redirect us to His purposes. It is a reminder that God's plans are for our ultimate good, even when they involve correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Faith in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Jonah's account underscores the importance of trusting in God's sovereignty. Despite Jonah's initial disobedience, God's plan prevails, teaching us to trust in His ultimate control over our lives.<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/why_did_cain_fear_after_killing_abel.htm">Why did Cain fear after killing Abel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_temple_details_in_2_chron._4_12-13_real.htm">Could the decorative details of the temple (2 Chronicles 4:12-13) realistically match ancient manufacturing capabilities, or are these descriptions exaggerated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israel_get_temple_gold.htm">How did Israel acquire and maintain the gold for temple items (2 Chronicles 4:19-22) without external historical records?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">I am cast out of thy sight.</span>--"Jonah had wilfully withdrawn from standing in God's presence. Now God had taken him at his word, and, as it seemed, cast him out of it. David had said in his haste, "I am cut off" (<a href="/psalms/31-22.htm" title="For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before your eyes: nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to you.">Psalm 31:22</a>), Jonah substitutes the stronger word, "I am cast forth," driven forth, expelled like the mire and dirt which the waves drive along, or like the waves themselves in their restless motion, or the heathen (the word is the same) whom God had driven out before Israel, or as Adam from Paradise" (Pusey).<p><span class= "bld">Yet I will look again.--</span>The Hebrew is very impressive, and reads like one of those exile hopes so common in the Psalms: "Yet I have one thing left, to turn towards Thy holy Temple and pray." (For the attitude see Note on <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm" title="Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.">Psalm 28:2</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - Jonah confesses that he at first fully expected death; but faith and hope soon triumphed over despondency. <span class="cmt_word">I am cast out of thy sight.</span> This was his thought when what is mentioned in ver. 3 happened unto him. The words are a reminiscence of <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a>, altered somewhat to suit Jonah's circumstances. The psalmist says, "I said in my haste." Jonah says simply, "I said," without any limitation; and for "I am cut off," Jonah uses, "I am cast out." Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἀπῶσμαι</span> - a strong term, implying banishment with violence. <span class="accented">Out of thy sight</span>; literally, <span class="accented">frown before thine eyes</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from thy protecting care (comp. <a href="/1_samuel/26-24.htm">1 Samuel 26:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a>). He who had fled from the presence of the Lord in Canaan fears that he has forfeited the favour of God. <span class="cmt_word">Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.</span> I will turn in prayer to that holy place where thou dost manifest thy presence. The Jews were wont to turn towards Jerusalem when they prayed (comp. <a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">1 Kings 8:30</a>, etc.; <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a>). Some think that Jonah expresses a hope of worshipping again in the temple; but the turn of expression in the text hardly warrants this. Others refer the term to the heavenly temple, as they do in ver. 7; <a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/2-4.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">At this, I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֣י</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">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֔רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I have been banished</span><br /><span class="heb">נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(niḡ·raš·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1644.htm">Strong's 1644: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנֶּ֣גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(min·ne·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your sight;</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֚ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will look</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַבִּ֔יט</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hab·bîṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">once more</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹסִ֣יף</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·sîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵיכַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 2:4 I said 'I have been banished (Jon. 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