Polyglot Bible: Jonah: Jonah 2

This is a scholarly parallel-text presentation of Jonah chapter 2 from the Hebrew Bible, displaying four canonical versions side by side: the King James Version (with embedded Strong's concordance numbers), the Greek Septuagint, the Hebrew Masoretic text (Tanakh), and the Latin Vulgate. The chapter contains Jonah's prayer from inside the great fish — a psalm of thanksgiving and lament in which Jonah recounts being cast into the ocean depths, descending to the underworld (Sheol/Hell/Hades/inferus depending on the version), and being miraculously rescued by God. He contrasts his own faithfulness with those who "observe lying vanities" and thereby forfeit God's mercy, and closes with a vow to offer sacrifice and fulfill his promises. The four-column format is characteristic of polyglot Bible scholarship, enabling direct comparison of textual variations — for example, the Septuagint's rendering of the fish as κῆτος ("sea-monster") versus the Hebrew דָּג ("large fish"), and subtle differences in verse numbering and imagery across traditions. The KJV column's embedded Strong's numbers make the presentation most useful as a lexical study tool rather than devotional reading.

Polyglot Bible: Jonah: Jonah 2

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