Jonah 2:8
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׁוְאshâvᵉʼevil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolat
- הֶבֶלhebelemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as
- עָזַבʻâzabto loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 31:6, 2Ki 17:15, Jer 2:13, 1Sa 12:21, Jer 10:8, Hab 2:18–20, Jer 16:19, Jer 10:14–15