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Jonah 2:3 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Jonah 2:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 2 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. midst: Heb. heart”
Jonah 2:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Jonah 2:3
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. Jonah describes his drowning experience with vivid poetic imagery drawn from Psalms. "Thou hadst cast me" (vatashlikheni metzulah, וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי מְצוּלָה) attributes the action directly to God, though technically the sailors threw him (1:15). Jonah recognizes divine sovereignty behind human agency—God ordained his descent into the sea through the sailors' hands."Into the deep, in the midst of the seas" (metzulah bilevav yamim, מְצוּלָה בִּלְבַב יַמ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jonah 2:3
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“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”
“I am cut off.”
“God”
“and don't let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me”
“like the slain who lie in the grave”
“Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”