Jonah 2:7 (DRB)

Passage

I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord, my God.

Nearby Context

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.

Jonah 2:7 I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord, my God.

Jonah 2:8 When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto the holy temple.

Jonah 2:9 They that in vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "down", "lowest", "parts", "mountains", "bars", "earth", and "shut". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "down", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "The waters compassed me about even to..." into verse 8's "When my soul was in distress within...", so "went" and "down" 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 "went" and "down" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.