Jonah 2:8
Strong's Lexicon
Those who cling to
מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים (mə·šam·mə·rîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded 1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed 1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from

worthless
שָׁ֑וְא (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7723: 1) emptiness, vanity, falsehood 1a) emptiness, nothingness, vanity 1b) emptiness of speech, lying 1c) worthlessness (of conduct)

idols
הַבְלֵי־ (haḇ·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1892: n m 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly

forsake
יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ (ya·‘ă·zō·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5800: 1) to leave, loose, forsake 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted 2) to restore, repair 2a) (Qal) to repair

[His] loving devotion.
חַסְדָּ֖ם (ḥas·dām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2617: 1) goodness, kindness, faithfulness 2) a reproach, shame

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

Young's Literal Translation
Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love,

New American Standard Bible
"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,

King James Bible
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them.

New Living Translation
Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God's mercies.

English Standard Version
Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.

New American Standard Bible
"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,

King James Bible
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love,

International Standard Version
Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.

NET Bible
Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.

American Standard Version
They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.

English Revised Version
They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

Young's Literal Translation
Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.
















Cross References
2 Kings 17:15
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

Psalm 31:6
I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.

Jeremiah 10:8
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 2:7
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

Jonah 2:6
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.

Jonah 2:5
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Jonah 2:9
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

Jonah 2:10
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah 3:1
And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
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