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The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For You threw me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current flowed around me. All Your breakers and waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For Thou hadst cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Thy breakers and billows passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current surrounded me. All Your breakers and waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For You cast me into the deep, Into the [deep] heart of the seas, And the currents surrounded <i>and</i> engulfed me; All Your breakers and billowing waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, the current overcame me. All your breakers and your billows swept over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the current overcame me. All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You threw me down to the bottom of the sea. The water was churning all around; I was completely covered by your mighty waves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all thy waves and thy billows passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You threw me into the deep, into the depths of the sea, and water surrounded me. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You threw me down into the depths, to the very bottom of the sea, where the waters were all around me, and all your mighty waves rolled over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You cast me into the deep— into the heart of the sea. Flood waters engulfed me. All your breakers and your waves swirled over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your breakers and waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods encompassed me: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When You cast me [into] the deep, "" Into the heart of the seas, "" Then the flood surrounds me, "" All Your breakers and Your billows have passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When Thou dost cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the flood doth compass me, All Thy breakers and Thy billows have passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas; and the river will surround me: all thy breakers and thy waves passed over me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 2:4>And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea, and the flood enveloped me; All your breakers and your billows passed over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the sea; and the flood compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves have passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you cast me into the depths into the heart of the sea and the floods surrounded me; all your storms and your waves passed over me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Thou didst cast me into the depth, In the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All Thy waves and Thy billows Passed over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/2-3.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=208" 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">2</span>saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wat·taš·lî·ḵê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">For You cast me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4688.htm" title="4688: mə·ṣū·lāh (N-fs) -- Depth, deep. Or mtsolah; also mtsuwlah; or mtsulah; from the same as tsuwlah; a deep place.">into the deep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇaḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">into the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the seas,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: wə·nā·hār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">and the current</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">swirled about me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4867.htm" title="4867: miš·bā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A breaker (of the sea). From shabar; a breaker.">Your breakers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: wə·ḡal·le·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">and waves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">swept</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’…<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/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="/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.<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/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/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a></span><br />Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></span><br />When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16</a></span><br />The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.<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/8-24.htm">Matthew 8:24-27</a></span><br />Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Mark 4:37-41</a></span><br />Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. / But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” / Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-41.htm">Acts 27:41-44</a></span><br />But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves. / The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom. / But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you had cast me into the deep, in the middle of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all your billows and your waves passed over me.</p><p class="hdg">thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Jonah 1:12-16</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest <i>is</i> upon you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1,2,14,15</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto <i>my</i> soul… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Psalm 88:5-8</a></b></br> Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand… </p><p class="hdg">midst.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></b></br> Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/psalms/93-4.htm">Breakers</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/daniel/11-4.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Compassed</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">Current</a> <a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Depth</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Encompassed</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Engulfed</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/amos/9-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/daniel/11-45.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/daniel/11-26.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-5.htm">Swirled</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Billows</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Breakers</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Compass</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Compassed</a> <a href="/matthew/28-15.htm">Current</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Depth</a> <a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Encompassed</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Engulfed</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/matthew/25-24.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">River</a> <a href="/micah/1-10.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/acts/27-41.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-5.htm">Swirled</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Waves</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>For You cast me into the deep</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's sovereignty and control over the events in Jonah's life. Jonah recognizes that it was not merely the sailors who threw him overboard, but ultimately God who orchestrated these circumstances. This reflects the biblical theme of God's providence, as seen in <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>, where Joseph acknowledges God's hand in his trials. The "deep" symbolizes chaos and danger, often associated with the unknown and the realm of death, as seen in <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2</a>.<p><b>into the heart of the seas</b><br>The "heart of the seas" emphasizes the depth and centrality of Jonah's predicament. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the sea was often viewed as a place of chaos and disorder, a domain of fearsome deities. This phrase underscores Jonah's isolation and vulnerability, akin to the Israelites' fear of the sea, as seen in <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> during the crossing of the Red Sea. It also prefigures Christ's descent into the grave, as referenced in <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a>, where Jesus compares His burial to Jonah's time in the fish.<p><b>and the current swirled about me</b><br>The swirling current represents the overwhelming nature of Jonah's situation. It conveys a sense of being engulfed and helpless, similar to the imagery in <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a>, where the psalmist describes being overwhelmed by God's waves. This phrase highlights the intensity of Jonah's distress and the inescapable nature of divine judgment, yet it also points to the possibility of deliverance through God's intervention.<p><b>all Your breakers and waves swept over me</b><br>This imagery of breakers and waves suggests relentless and powerful forces beyond Jonah's control. The use of "Your" indicates that these forces are under God's command, reinforcing the theme of divine sovereignty. This is reminiscent of the psalmist's cry in <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7</a>, where God's waves are seen as a form of discipline. The waves can also be seen as a type of baptism, symbolizing death and resurrection, prefiguring Christ's own death and resurrection, as He calms the storm in <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>, demonstrating His authority over creation.<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 to Nineveh but initially fled from God's command.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who commands the seas and orchestrates events for His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deep/heart_of_the_seas.htm">The Deep/Heart of the Seas</a></b><br>Represents the overwhelming circumstances Jonah finds himself in, symbolizing distress and separation from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_current/breakers/waves.htm">The Current/Breakers/Waves</a></b><br>Natural elements used by God to discipline Jonah and bring him to repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fish.htm">The Fish</a></b><br>Though not mentioned in this specific verse, it is the vessel of Jonah's deliverance and a key part of the surrounding account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_discipline.htm">God's Sovereignty in Discipline</a></b><br>God uses circumstances, even those that seem overwhelming, to bring us back to Him. Jonah's experience in the sea was not just punishment but a means to redirect his path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depths_as_a_place_of_reflection.htm">The Depths as a Place of Reflection</a></b><br>Times of distress can lead to deeper reflection and repentance. Jonah's prayer from the belly of the fish shows a turning back to God in the midst of his trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_hand_in_our_circumstances.htm">Recognizing God's Hand in Our Circumstances</a></b><br>Jonah acknowledges that it was God who cast him into the sea, recognizing divine purpose even in his dire situation. We too should seek to see God's hand in our lives, even when it is difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_in_desperation.htm">The Power of Prayer in Desperation</a></b><br>Jonah's prayer from the depths is a powerful reminder that God hears us, no matter how far we feel from Him. Prayer is a vital connection to God in times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite the overwhelming nature of the waves, Jonah's account is ultimately one of deliverance. We can trust in God's ability to rescue us from our own "depths."<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_did_jonah_survive_underwater.htm">If Jonah sank into the depths, how was he not crushed by water pressure or drowned? (Jonah 2:3–6) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurs_when_jonah_defies_god.htm">What happens when Jonah disobeys God's command to Nineveh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_jonah_truly_swallowed_by_a_whale.htm">Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Hadst cast.--</span>Rather, <span class= "ital">didst cast.</span> (See <a href="/psalms/88-6.htm" title="You have laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.">Psalm 88:6</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Floods.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">river,</span> used here of the ocean currents. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm" title="For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.">Psalm 24:2</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">All thy billows and thy waves.--</span>More exactly, <span class= "ital">all thy breakers and billows.</span> (See <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm" title="Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterspouts: all your waves and your billows are gone over me.">Psalm 42:7</a>, where the same expression is used figuratively for great danger and distress.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - He describes his danger and distress. <span class="cmt_word">Thou hadst cast;</span> rather, <span class="accented">thou didst cast</span>, the sailors being the agents of the Divine will. Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἀπέῥῬιψας</span>. <span class="cmt_word">The deep;</span> <span class="greek">βάθη</span>, "depths" (Septuagint); <a href="/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a>. <span class="cmt_word">In the midst;</span> literally, <span class="accented">in the heart</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">καρδίας θαλάσσης</span>: galore, <span class="accented">in</span> <span class="accented">corde maris</span>. This defines more closely the previous expression. <span class="cmt_word">The floods;</span> literally, <span class="accented">the river.</span> This may mean the current (as in <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a>), which in the Mediterranean Sea sets from west to east, and, impinging on the Syrian coast, turns north; or it may have reference to the notion, familiar to us in Homer. which regarded the ocean as a river. <span class="cmt_word">All thy billows and thy waves;</span> <span class="greek">πάντες οἱ μετεωρισμοί σου καὶ τὰ κύματά σου</span> "all thy swellings and waves" (Septuagint); <span class="accented">omnes gurgites tui, et fluctus tui</span> (Vulgate). The former are "breakers," the latter "rolling billows." The clause is from <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a>, Jonah transferring what is there said metaphorically to his own literal experience, at the same time acknowledging God's hand in the punishment by speaking of "<span class="accented">thy</span> billows" (comp. <a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6, 7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/2-3.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">For You cast me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wat·taš·lî·ḵê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the deep,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצוּלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4688.htm">Strong's 4688: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the seas,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַמִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the current</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָהָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swirled about me.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your breakers</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·bā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4867.htm">Strong's 4867: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breaker (of the sea)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and waves</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַלֶּ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡal·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swept</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבָֽרוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 2:3 For you threw me into the depths (Jon. 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