Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
They who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake.
New American Standard Bible
Forsake their faithfulness,
King James Version
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Holman Bible
forsake faithful love,
International Standard Version
Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.
A Conservative Version
Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
American Standard Version
They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.
Amplified
“Those who regard and follow worthless idols
Bible in Basic English
The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
Darby Translation
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Julia Smith Translation
They watching the vanities of falsehood will forsake their kindness.
King James 2000
They that regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Those who worship vain idols forsake their loyal love.
Modern King James verseion
They who take heed to lying vanities forsake their kindness;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They that observe vain vanities, have forsaken him that was merciful unto them.
NET Bible
Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.
New Heart English Bible
Those who regard worthless things forsake their faithfulness.
Webster
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
World English Bible
Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Youngs Literal Translation
Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.
Interlinear
Shamar
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Is Swallowed By A Fish And Prays To Yahweh
7 When my soul, darkened itself over me, Yahweh, I remembered, - and my prayer, came in unto thee, unto thy holy temple. 8 They who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake. 9 But, I, with the voice of praise, will sacrifice unto thee, What I have vowed, I will pay, - Salvation, belongeth to Yahweh!
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 17:15
but rejected his statutes, and his covenant, which he solemnised with their fathers, and his testimonies wherewith he testified against them, - and followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were round about them, as to whom Yahweh charged them, so that they should not do like them.
Psalm 31:6
I hate such as give heed to false vanities, I, then, in Yahweh, have set my hope.
Jeremiah 2:13
For two wicked things, have my people committed, - Me, have they forsaken a fountain of living water, To hew out for themselves cisterns broken cisterns, that cannot hold water.
Jeremiah 10:8
But at once, do they become brutish and stupid, - An example of utmost vanity, is, a tree!
1 Samuel 12:21
and turn not aside after vanities, that can neither profit nor deliver, because, vanities, they are.
Jeremiah 10:14-15
Every son of earth hath become too brutish to discern, Every goldsmith, hath been put to shame by a graven image, - For a falsehood, is his molten image, Seeing there is no breath in them.
Jeremiah 16:19
O Yahweh, my strength, and my refuge, and my place to fly to, in the day of distress, - Unto thee, shall nations come in, out of the ends of the earth, that they may say - Surely! Falsehood, did our fathers inherit, Vanity, among whom is none that can profit:
Habakkuk 2:18-20
What hath a carved image, profited, though the fashioner thereof, carved it? a molten image, and a teacher of falsehood, - though the fashioner of his fashioned thing trusted therein? that men should make Dumb Nonentities!