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NASB | Jonah 2:2 and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jonah 2:2 and said, "I called out of my trouble and distress to the LORD, And He answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help, And You heard my voice. [Ps 120:1; 130:1; 142:1; Lam 3:55-58] |
Subject: Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? |
Bible Note: Dear John, I see your point. I am still digging. However, Jonah chapter 2 is a poem / psalm which employs much from the book of Psalm. So, in consideration of the genre of the scripture, it would be helpful for us to understand better. Some citations from "How to read the Bible from all its worth" - by Fee and Stuart 1/ ...Hebrew poetry, by its very nature, was addressed, as it were, to the mind through the heart (i.e. much of the language is intentionally emotive). 2/ ...the Psalms are not just any kind of poems; they are musical poems. A musical poem cannot be read in the same way that an epistle or a narrative or a section of law can be read. It is intended to appeal to be emotions, to evoke feelings rather than propositional thinking, and to stimulate a response on the part of the individual that goes beyond a mere cognitive understanding of certain facts. 3/ ...the vocabulary of poetry is purposefuly metaphorical. Thus one must take care to look for the intent of the metapphor...It is likewise important that one noe press metaphors or take them literally. Digging...digging...:-) Shalom Azure |