1.2 KiB
General Information:
This is a continuation of Jonah's prayer that started in Jonah 2:2. In verse 4 Jonah spoke of something he had prayed before this prayer.
into the depths, into the heart of the seas
This speaks of the vastness of the ocean Jonah was in. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
into the heart of the seas
"to the bottom of the sea"
the currents surrounded me
"the sea water closed in around me"
waves and billows
These are disturbances on the surface of the ocean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
I am driven out
This can be stated in active form. AT: "You have driven me away" or "You have sent me away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
from before your eyes
Here Yahweh is represented by his "eyes." AT: "from you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
yet I will again look toward your holy temple
Jonah has hope that, in spite of all he is going through, he will see the temple. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)