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Berean Standard Bible

“To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!”

Jonah 2:6

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Jonah's prayer continues as he describes sinking to the roots of the mountains. He feels shut in by the earth.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Las aguas me rodearon hasta el alma, rodeóme el abismo; la ova se enredó á mi cabeza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Descendí hasta donde están las bases de las montañas que salen de lo profundo del océano. La vida se me escapaba poco a poco, y me sentía ya más muerto que vivo. Pero tú, Señor, Dios mío, me salvaste de esa situación desesperada y me permitiste seguir con vida.

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