Jonah 2:4 (DRB)

Passage

And thou hast cast me forth into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood hast compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.

Nearby Context

Jonah 2:2 And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish.

Jonah 2:3 And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice.

Jonah 2:4 And thou hast cast me forth into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood hast compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.

Jonah 2:5 And I said: I am cast away out of the sight of thy eyes: but yet I shall see the holy temple again.

Jonah 2:6 The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "cast", "forth", "deep", "heart", and "flood". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he said I cried out of..." into verse 5's "And I said I am cast away...", so "thou" and "hast" belong inside that flow. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.