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id="topheading"><a href="../jonah/2-7.htm" title="Jonah 2:7">◄</a> Jonah 2:8 <a href="../jonah/2-9.htm" title="Jonah 2:9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jonah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jonah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Those who are followers of worthless idols Abandon their faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Those who regard <i>and</i> follow worthless idols Turn away from their [living source of] mercy <i>and</i> lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who cherish worthless idols abandon their faithful love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All who worship worthless idols turn from the God who offers them mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who worship worthless idols have abandoned their loyalty to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who hold on to worthless idols abandon their loyalty [to you].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/jonah/2.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />They that regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who regard worthless things forsake their faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/jonah/2.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/jonah/2.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />They who take heed to lying vanities forsake their <i>own</i> mercy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/jonah/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/jonah/2.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/jonah/2.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />They that holde vpon lying vanitie, forsake his mercie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/jonah/2.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />They that holde of vayne vanyties, wil forsake his mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/jonah/2.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />They yt obserue vayne vanities haue forsake him that was mercifull vn to them.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Those observing lying vanities forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They watching the vanities of falsehood will forsake their kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 2:9>Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All who observe empty religions forsake your mercy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All those who revere false idols forsake thy mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They that observe vanities and lies have forsaken their own mercy.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script 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id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/jonah/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: mə·šam·mə·rîm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">Those who cling to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: šāw (N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">worthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892: haḇ·lê- (N-mpc) -- Or Habel; from habal; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb.">idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ya·‘ă·zō·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·dām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">His loving devotion.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/jonah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">Those observing</a><a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723. shav' (shawv) -- emptiness, vanity"> lying</a><a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892. hebel (heh'bel) -- vapor, breath"> vanities</a><a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617. checed (kheh'-sed) -- favour"> their own mercy</a><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self"> forsake.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/jonah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="שׁמר vpPmpa 8104">Those who cling to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="שָׁוְא ncmsa 7723"> worthless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="הֶבֶל_1 ncmpc 1892"> idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqi3mp 5800">forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="חֶסֶד_2 ncmsc 2617"> faithful love</a>,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/jonah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">"Those who regard</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723. shav' (shawv) -- emptiness, vanity">vain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892. hebel (heh'bel) -- vapor, breath">idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800a.htm" title="5800a">Forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617a.htm" title="2617a">their faithfulness,</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/jonah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">They that observe</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723. shav' (shawv) -- emptiness, vanity">lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892. hebel (heh'bel) -- vapor, breath">vanities</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self">forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617. checed (kheh'-sed) -- favour">their own mercy.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jonah/2-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jonah 2:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jonah 2:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jonah/2-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jonah 2:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jonah 2:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>