Jonah 2:6
“I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.”
Jonah 2:6 — King James Version
Verse 6 of 10 in Jonah chapter 2 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Jonah 2:6 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.”
- American Standard Version
- “I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.”
Jonah 2 — full chapter (King James Version)
Then prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, 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. 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. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy . The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy . They that observe lying vanities forsake their own . But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. is of the LORD. And the LORD spake unto the , and it vomited out upon the dry land.