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# the earth with its bars closed upon me forever

Jonah used a metaphor to compare the earth to a prison. Alternate translation: "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

Jonah speaks of the place of the dead as if it were a pit. Alternate translation: "But you saved my life from the place of the dead" or "But you saved me from the place where the dead people are" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# 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."
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# the earth with its bars closed upon me forever`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Jonah used a metaphor to compare the earth to a prison. Alternate translation: "the earth was like a prison that was about to lock me in forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# Yet you brought up my life from the pit`

Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Jonah speaks of the place of the dead as if it were a pit. Alternate translation: "But you saved my life from the place of the dead" or "But you saved me from the place where the dead people are" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# 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."`