--- title: Jonah 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Jonah chapter 2 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Jonah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON/) / chapter 2 # Jonah 2 11 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.1/) — וַיְמַן יְהוָה דָּג גָּדוֹל לִבְלֹעַ אֶת־יוֹנָה וַיְהִי יוֹנָה בִּמְעֵי הַדָּג שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לֵילֽוֹת׃ — And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.2/) — וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל יוֹנָה אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו מִמְּעֵי הַדָּגָֽה׃ — Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly. - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.3/) — וַיֹּאמֶר קָרָאתִי מִצָּרָה לִי אֶל־יְהוָה וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי מִבֶּטֶן שְׁאוֹל שִׁוַּעְתִּי שָׁמַעְתָּ קוֹלִֽי׃ — And he said: I called out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice. - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.4/) — וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִי מְצוּלָה בִּלְבַב יַמִּים וְנָהָר יְסֹבְבֵנִי כָּל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ וְגַלֶּיךָ עָלַי עָבָֽרוּ׃ — 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. - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.5/) — וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי נִגְרַשְׁתִּי מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֶיךָ אַךְ אוֹסִיף לְהַבִּיט אֶל־הֵיכַל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ — And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy holy temple. - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.6/) — אֲפָפוּנִי מַיִם עַד־נֶפֶשׁ תְּהוֹם יְסֹבְבֵנִי סוּף חָבוּשׁ לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃ — The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head. - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.7/) — לְקִצְבֵי הָרִים יָרַדְתִּי הָאָרֶץ בְּרִחֶיהָ בַעֲדִי לְעוֹלָם וַתַּעַל מִשַּׁחַת חַיַּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָֽי׃ — I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars closed upon me for ever; yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.8/) — בְּהִתְעַטֵּף עָלַי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה זָכָרְתִּי וַתָּבוֹא אֵלֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי אֶל־הֵיכַל קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃ — When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in unto Thee, into Thy holy temple. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.9/) — מְשַׁמְּרִים הַבְלֵי־שָׁוְא חַסְדָּם יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ — They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy. - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.10/) — וַאֲנִי בְּקוֹל תּוֹדָה אֶזְבְּחָה־לָּךְ אֲשֶׁר נָדַרְתִּי אֲשַׁלֵּמָה יְשׁוּעָתָה לַיהוָֽה׃ס — But I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of thanksgiving; that which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD. - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.2.11/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לַדָּג וַיָּקֵא אֶת־יוֹנָה אֶל־הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃פ — And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. - ← previous: [Jonah 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON/1/) - next →: [Jonah 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON/3/) - ↑ back to [Jonah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON/)