richmahn_en_tn/jon/02/05.md

This is a continuation of Jonah's prayer that started in [Jonah 2:1](./01.md).

## The waters ##

"The waters" refers to the sea.

## to take my life ##

"and were about to kill me."

## the deep was all around me ##

"the deep water was all around me"

## seaweed ##

"grass that grows in the sea"

## The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever ##

Jonah used a metaphor to compare the earth to a prison. It can also be translated as a simile. “The earth was like a prison that was about to lock me in forever.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## Yet you brought up my life from the pit ##

"But you saved my life from the place of the dead" or "But you saved me from the place where the dead people are"

## O Yahweh, my God! ##

In some languages it may be more natural to put this at the beginning of the sentence or next to the word "you".
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This is a continuation of Jonah's prayer that started in [Jonah 2:1](./01.md).`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## The waters ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"The waters" refers to the sea.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## to take my life ##`

			`"and were about to kill me."`

			`## the deep was all around me ##`

			`"the deep water was all around me"`

			`## seaweed ##`

			`"grass that grows in the sea"`

			`## The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever ##`

			`Jonah used a metaphor to compare the earth to a prison. It can also be translated as a simile. “The earth was like a prison that was about to lock me in forever.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`## Yet you brought up my life from the pit ##`

			`"But you saved my life from the place of the dead" or "But you saved me from the place where the dead people are"`

			`## O Yahweh, my God! ##`

			`In some languages it may be more natural to put this at the beginning of the sentence or next to the word "you".`