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 Version

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 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!

A Conservative Version

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth with its bars [closed] upon me forever. Yet thou have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


“I descended to the [very] roots of the mountains.
The earth with its bars closed behind me [bolting me in] forever,
Yet You have brought up my life from the pit (death), O Lord my God.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The bars of the earth closed upon me for ever: But thou hast brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.

Julia Smith Translation

I shall go down to the cuttings off of the mountains; the earth, her bars about me forever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Jehovah my God.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I went down to the foundations of [the] mountains; the Underworld--its bars [were] around me forever. But you brought up my life from [the] pit, Yahweh my God.

Modern King James verseion

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was around me forever; yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And I went down unto the bottom of the hills, and was barred in with earth on every side forever. And yet thou, LORD my God, broughtest up my life again out of corruption.

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.

New Heart English Bible

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, LORD my God.

The Emphasized Bible

To the roots of the mountains, went I down, As for the earth, her bars, were about me, age-abidingly, - Then didst thou bring up - out of the pit - my life, O Yahweh my God.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

To the cuttings of mountains I have come down, The earth, her bars are behind me to the age. And Thou bringest up from the pit my life, O Jehovah my God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

to the bottoms
קצב 
Qetseb 
Usage: 3

of the mountains
הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

with her bars
בּריח 
B@riyach 
Usage: 41

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

yet hast thou brought up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

my life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

O Lord

Usage: 0

References

Easton

Bar

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Jonah Is Swallowed By A Fish And Prays To Yahweh

5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head 6 “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.
7 When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.

Cross References

Job 33:28

He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.'

Psalm 16:10

For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

Psalm 30:3

O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

Isaiah 38:17

Behold, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but in love you have delivered my life from the pit of destruction, for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

Deuteronomy 32:22

For a fire is kindled by my anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol, devours the earth and its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Job 33:24

and he is merciful to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom;

Job 38:4-11

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

Psalm 30:9

"What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Psalm 65:6

the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might;

Psalm 104:6

You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalm 104:8

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.

Psalm 143:7

Answer me quickly, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.

Proverbs 8:25-29

Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth,

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?

Habakkuk 3:6

He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw you and writhed; the raging waters swept on; the deep gave forth its voice; it lifted its hands on high.

Acts 13:33-37

this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, "'You are my Son, today I have begotten you.'

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