Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. New Living Translation He said, “I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me! English Standard Version saying, “I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. New King James Version And he said: “I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice. New American Standard Bible and he said, “I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I called for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. NASB 1995 and he said, “I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. NASB 1977 and he said, “I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; Thou didst hear my voice. Legacy Standard Bible and he said, “I called out of my distress to Yahweh, And He answered me. I cried for help from the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice. Amplified Bible and said, “I called out of my trouble and distress to the LORD, And He answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help, And You heard my voice. Christian Standard Bible I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice. Holman Christian Standard Bible I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice. American Standard Version And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice. Contemporary English Version When I was in trouble, LORD, I prayed to you, and you listened to me. From deep in the world of the dead, I begged for your help, and you answered my prayer. English Revised Version And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he answered me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jonah prayed: "I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my [watery] grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry. Good News Translation "In my distress, O LORD, I called to you, and you answered me. From deep in the world of the dead I cried for help, and you heard me. International Standard Version He said: "I called out to the LORD from the midst of affliction directed at me, and he answered me. From the depths of death I cried out for help; and you heard my cry. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible and said, "I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer. New Heart English Bible He said, "I called because of my affliction to the LORD. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice. Webster's Bible Translation And said, I cried by reason of my affliction to the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardst my voice. World English Bible He said, “I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he says: “I called, because of my distress, to YHWH, "" And He answers me, "" From the belly of Sheol I have cried, "" You have heard my voice. Young's Literal Translation And he saith: I called, because of my distress, to Jehovah, And He doth answer me, From the belly of sheol I have cried, Thou hast heard my voice. Smith's Literal Translation And he will say, I called out of straits to me to Jehovah, and he will answer me; from the belly of hades I cried for help, thou heardest my voice. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Out of my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me; From the womb of Sheol I cried for help, and you heard my voice. New Revised Standard Version saying, “I called to the LORD out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI cried to the LORD in my distress and he answered me; out of the depths of Sheol cried I, and thou heardest my voice. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said: “I cried to LORD JEHOVAH in my distress and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried and you heard my voice! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he said: I called out of mine affliction Unto the LORD, and He answered me; Out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, And Thou heardest my voice. Brenton Septuagint Translation and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonah's Prayer1From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, 2saying: “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. 3For 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.… Cross References Psalm 18:6 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. Psalm 120:1 A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me. Psalm 30:2-3 O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. / O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. Psalm 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. Psalm 116:3-4 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. / Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!” Lamentations 3:55-56 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.” Psalm 118:5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. Psalm 40:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. / He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. Psalm 69:1-2 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. Psalm 130:1-2 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. 2 Samuel 22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. Matthew 12:40 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. Luke 11:30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. Acts 2:24-27 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip. / David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. / Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope, ... Romans 10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Treasury of Scripture And said, I cried by reason of my affliction to the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and you heard my voice. I cried. Genesis 32:7-12,24-28 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; … 1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. Psalm 4:1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. by reason of mine. 1 Samuel 1:16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. out. Psalm 18:5,6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me… Psalm 61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. hell. Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Isaiah 14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. and thou. Psalm 34:6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 65:2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Jump to Previous Affliction Belly Cried Cry Crying Deepest Depth Depths Distress Ear Grave Hear Heard Heardest Heardst Hell Help Nether-World Reason Sheol Trouble Underworld VoiceJump to Next Affliction Belly Cried Cry Crying Deepest Depth Depths Distress Ear Grave Hear Heard Heardest Heardst Hell Help Nether-World Reason Sheol Trouble Underworld VoiceJonah 2 1. The prayer of Jonah.10. He is delivered out of the belly of the fish. In my distress The Hebrew word for "distress" is "tsarah," which conveys a sense of trouble, adversity, or anguish. Jonah's distress is both physical and spiritual, as he finds himself in a dire situation due to his disobedience. This word sets the stage for understanding Jonah's desperate plea, highlighting the human condition of turning to God in times of great need. It reminds us that God is attentive to our cries, even when we are in the depths of despair. I called to the LORD and He answered me From the belly of Sheol I called for help and You heard my voice Out of the belly of hell.--This remarkable expression--a forcible figure for imminent death--has its nearest parallel in Isaiah 5:14, where sheol (see Psalm 6:5) is represented as opening a huge mouth to swallow the princes of the world and their pomp. The under-world represents the Hebrew word sheol more nearly than hell or the grave (margin). (Comp. Psalm 18:5; Psalm 30:3.) . . . Verse 2. - He introduces the prayer with the tact that he cried to God in distress and was heard. By reason of mine affliction; better, out of my affliction. This may be a reminiscence of Psalm 120:1 or Psalm 18:6; but from such coincidences nothing can be established concerning the date of the book. Like circumstances call forth like expressions; and the writers may have composed them quite independently of one another. Hell (Sheol). The unseen world (Ezekiel 32:21). He was as though dead when thus engulfed (comp. Psalm 18:5). Cried I (Psalm 28:1, 2). Thou heardest my voice (Psalm 130:1, 2).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew saying:וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “In my distress מִצָּ֥רָה (miṣ·ṣā·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival I called קָ֠רָאתִי (qā·rā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and He answered me. וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי (way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond From the belly מִבֶּ֧טֶן (mib·be·ṭen) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything of Sheol שְׁא֛וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) I called for help, שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי (šiw·wa‘·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7768: To be free, to halloo [and] You heard שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ (šā·ma‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently my voice. קוֹלִֽי׃ (qō·w·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound Links Jonah 2:2 NIVJonah 2:2 NLT Jonah 2:2 ESV Jonah 2:2 NASB Jonah 2:2 KJV Jonah 2:2 BibleApps.com Jonah 2:2 Biblia Paralela Jonah 2:2 Chinese Bible Jonah 2:2 French Bible Jonah 2:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 2:2 He said I called because of my (Jon. 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