Jonah 2:6

I went downe to the bottome of the moutaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer, yet hast thou brought vp my life from the pit, O Lord my God.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5The waters compassed me about vnto the soule: the depth closed me rounde about, and the weedes were wrapt about mine head.

7When my soule fainted within me, I remembred the Lord: and my prayer came vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:22For fire is kindled in my wrath, and shall burne vnto the bottome of hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountaines.

Job 33:28He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not leaue my soule in the graue: neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.

Psalms 30:9What profite is there in my blood, when I go downe to the pit? shall the dust giue thankes vnto thee? or shall it declare thy trueth?

Psalms 65:6He stablisheth the mountaines by his power: and is girded about with strength.

Psalms 104:6Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.

Matthew Henry on Jonah 2:2-10

Jonah's Prayer; The Prophet in the Fish's Belly. ( b. c. 840.) 1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, 2 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. 3 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. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The… Read the whole commentary →

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