Jonah 2:6

New International Reader's Version

I sank down to the bottom of the mountains. I thought I had died and gone down into the grave forever. But you are the Lord my God. You brought my life up from the very edge of the pit of death.

Cross References

Job 33:24

That angel will be gracious to them. He’ll say to God, ‘Spare them from going down into the grave. I know a way that can set them free.’

Job 33:28

God has set me free. He has kept me from going down into the darkness of the grave. So I’ll live to enjoy the light of life.’

Psalm 104:6

You, Lord, covered it with the oceans like a blanket. The waters covered the mountains.

Psalm 104:8

They flowed down the mountains. They went into the valleys. They went to the place you appointed for them.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.

Psalm 143:7

Lord, answer me quickly. I’m growing weak. Don’t turn your face away from me, or I will be like those who go down into the grave.

Psalm 16:10

You will not leave me in the place of the dead. You will not let your faithful one rot away.

Psalm 18:5

The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.

Psalm 30:3

Lord, you brought me up from the place of the dead. You kept me from going down into the pit.

Psalm 30:9

I said, “What good will come if I become silent in death? What good will come if I go down into the grave? Can the dust of my dead body praise you? Can it tell how faithful you are?

Psalm 55:23

God, you will bring sinners down to the grave. Murderers and liars won’t live out even half of their lives. But I trust in you.

Psalm 65:6

You formed the mountains by your power. You showed how strong you are.

Psalm 69:2

I’m sinking in deep mud. I have no firm place to stand. I am out in deep water. The waves roll over me.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “I’m enjoying the best years of my life. Must I now go through the gates of death? Will the rest of my years be taken away from me?”

Isaiah 38:17

I’m sure it was for my benefit that I suffered such great pain. You love me. You kept me from going down into the pit of death. You have put all my sins behind your back.

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the oceans by using the palm of his hand? Who has used the width of his hand to mark off the sky? Who has measured out the dust of the earth in a basket? Who has weighed the mountains on scales? Who has weighed the hills in a balance?

Ezekiel 26:20

So I will bring you down together with those who go down into the grave. The people there lived long ago. You will have to live in the earth below. It will be like living in buildings that were destroyed many years ago. You will go down into the grave along with others. And you will never come back. You will not take your place in this world again.

Ezekiel 31:14

So trees that receive plenty of water must never grow so high that it makes them proud. Their tops must never be above the rest of the leaves. No other trees that receive a lot of water must ever grow that high. They are appointed to die and go down into the earth below. They will join human beings, who go down to the place of the dead.”

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw you and shook. Floods of water swept by. The sea roared. It lifted its waves high.

Habakkuk 3:6

When he stood up, the earth shook. When he looked at the nations, they trembled with fear. The age-old mountains crumbled. The ancient hills fell down. But he marches on forever.

Matthew 16:18

Here is what I tell you. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The gates of hell will not be strong enough to destroy it.

Deuteronomy 32:22

My anger will start a fire. It will burn all the way down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.