Jonah 2:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I descendedיָרַ֔דְתִּי
(ya·rad·ti,)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the rootsלְקִצְבֵ֤י
(le·kitz·vei)
7095: a cut, shape, extremityfrom qatsab
of the mountains.הָרִים֙
(ha·rim)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
The earthהָאָ֛רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
with its barsבְּרִחֶ֥יהָ
(be·ri·chei·ha)
1280: a barfrom barach
[was] aroundבַעֲדִ֖י
(va·'a·di)
1157: away from, behind, about, on behalf offrom an unused word
me forever,לְעֹולָ֑ם
(le·'o·v·lam;)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
But You have broughtוַתַּ֧עַל
(vat·ta·'al)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up my life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
from the pit,מִשַּׁ֛חַת
(mi·sha·chat)
7845: a pitfrom shuach
O LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
my God.אֱלֹהָֽי׃
(e·lo·hai.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
I went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the bottoms
qetseb  (keh'-tseb)
shape (as if cut out); base (as if there cut off) -- bottom, size.
of the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
with her bars
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
was about me for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
yet hast thou brought up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
my life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
from corruption
shachath  (shakh'-ath)
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction -- corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
my God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I sank to the foundations of the mountains; the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever! But You raised my life from the Pit, LORD my God!

International Standard Version
I sank to the roots of the mountains; the earth's prison bars closed around me forever. Yet you resurrect the dead from the Pit, LORD my God!

NET Bible
I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I sank to the foot of the mountains. I sank to the bottom, where bars held me forever. But you brought me back from the pit, O LORD, my God.

King James 2000 Bible
I went down to the foundations of the mountains; the earth with her bars closed about me forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
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