Jonah 2:9 (LSB)

Passage

But as for me, I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”

Nearby Context

Jonah 2:7 While my soul was fainting within me, I remembered Yahweh, And my prayer came to You, To Your holy temple.

Jonah 2:8 Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their lovingkindness,

Jonah 2:9 But as for me, I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”

Jonah 2:10 Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sacrifice", "voice", "thanksgiving", "vowed", "salvation", "belongs", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sacrifice" and "voice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their..." into verse 10's "Then Yahweh spoke to the fish and...", so "sacrifice" and "voice" 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 "sacrifice" and "voice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.