Jonah 2 · Verse 9

Jonah 2:9

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
Jonah 2:9, King James Version

Jonah 2:9 in other translations

BSBBut I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
WEBBut I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.”
ASVBut I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
YLTAnd I--with a voice of thanksgiving--I sacrifice to Thee, That which I have vowed I complete, Salvation is of Jehovah.
DARBYBut I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
BBEBut I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.
WebsterBut I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

What does Jonah 2:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. I will sacrifice ... thanksgiving--In the believing anticipation of sure deliverance, he offers thanksgivings already. So Jehoshaphat (2Ch 20:21) appointed singers to praise the Lord in front of the army before the battle with Moab and Ammon, as if the victory was already gained. God honors such confidence in Him. There is also herein a mark of sanctified affliction, that he vows amendment and thankful obedience (Psa 119:67).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee - I will make a sincere vow, which, as soon as my circumstances will permit, I will faithfully execute; and therefore he adds, "I will pay that which I have vowed." Salvation is of the Lord - All deliverance from danger, preservation of life, recovery from sickness, and redemption of the soul from the power, guilt, and pollution of sin, is from Jehovah. He alone is the Savior, he alone is the Deliverer; for all salvation is from the Lord.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jonah 2:1-9

Observe when Jonah prayed. When he was in trouble, under the tokens of God's displeasure against him for sin: when we are in affliction we must pray. Being kept alive by miracle, he prayed. A sense of God's good-will to us, notwithstanding our offences, opens the lips in prayer, which were closed with the dread of wrath. Also, where he prayed; in the belly of the fish. No place is amiss for prayer. Men may shut us…

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Jonah 2:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.Niand IH589
בְּק֤וֹלbe.Kolwith a voice ofH6963
תּוֹדָה֙to.DahthanksgivingH8426
אֶזְבְּחָה\־'ez.be.chah-I will sacrificeH2076
לָּ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834
נָדַ֖רְתִּיna.Dar.tiI have vowedH5087
אֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה'a.sha.Le.mahI will fulfillH7999
יְשׁוּעָ֖תָהye.shu.'A.tahrescueH3444
לַיהוָֽה\׃\ \סla.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jonah 2:9

  • Psalms 3:8

    Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

  • Psalms 50:14

    Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

  • Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

    When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

  • Hebrews 13:15

    By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

  • Psalms 50:23

    Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

  • Psalms 116:17-18

    I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

  • Hosea 14:2

    Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

  • Psalms 68:20

    He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

  • Romans 12:1

    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

  • Psalms 37:39-40

    But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

  • Isaiah 45:17

    But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  • Revelation 7:10

    And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will sacrifice.
Ge 35:3; Ps 50:14,23; 66:13-15; 107:22; 116:17,18; Jer 33:11
Ho 14:2; Ro 12:1; Heb 13:15
I will pay.
De 23:18; 2Sa 15:7; Job 22:27; Ec 5:4,5
Salvation.
Ps 3:8; 37:39,40; 68:20; Isa 45:17; Joh 4:22; Ac 4:12; Re 7:10

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Context

  • Jonah 2:8

    They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

  • Jonah 2:9

    But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

  • Jonah 2:10

    And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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Jonah 2:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los que guardan las vanidades ilusorias, su misericordia abandonan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ceux qui regardent aux vanités mensongères abandonnent la grâce qui est à eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die auf nichtige Götzen achten, verlassen ihre Gnade
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui custodiunt vanitates frustra, misericordiam suam derelinquunt.