KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I sank all the way down to where the mountains meet the ocean floor, and it felt like the earth had locked me away forever. But you pulled my life back from the edge of destruction, Lord my God.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even when you're at rock bottom, God can pull you back up.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Jonah, traditionally attributed to the prophet Jonah, was written for an Israelite audience, describing events set in the 8th century BCE
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