Jonah 2:8 “Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.”

Jonah 2:8

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

World English Bible

Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.

American Standard Version

They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.

Geneva Bible 1599

They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.

Darby Translation

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

Young's Literal Translation

Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.

Bible in Basic English

The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.

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Cross references

“They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.”

Psalm 31:6 2 Kings 17:15 Jeremiah 2:13 1 Samuel 12:21 Jeremiah 10:8 Habakkuk 2:18–20

Psalm 31:6 · BSB

I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.

2 Kings 17:15 · BSB

They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that…

Jeremiah 2:13 · BSB

“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

1 Samuel 12:21 · BSB

Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.

Jeremiah 10:8 · BSB

But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Habakkuk 2:18–20 · BSB

What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.

9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”

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