Jonah 2 (ESV)

10 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal

The ESV balances word-for-word accuracy with modern English readability. Favored by scholars and pastors for study and preaching, it preserves the structure of the original Hebrew and Greek while using clear, contemporary language.

Jonah Chapter 2 contains 10 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 4 chapters in Jonah.

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1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,

2saying, “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.

3For 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.

4Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’

5The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head

6at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

7When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.

8Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.

9But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!”

10And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

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About This Translation

What is Jonah 2 in the ESV?

Jonah 2 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 10 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).

How does the ESV translate Jonah 2 differently?

The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Jonah 2 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Jonah 2 (ESV)?

Jonah Chapter 2 contains 10 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Jonah has 4 chapters total.

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