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Berean Standard Bible

“For 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.”

Jonah 2:3

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Jonah prays from inside the great fish after being swallowed. The prayer is written as a psalm of thanksgiving and draws heavily on language found in the Psalms.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: Clamé de mi tribulación á Jehová, y él me oyó; del vientre del sepulcro clamé, y mi voz oiste.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Me arrojaste a las profundidades del mar; me hundí en las corrientes de las aguas, y tus olas tempestuosas pasaron sobre mí.

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