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The Use of Poetic Imagery in Jonah 2:5
Jonah 2:5 in Hebrew אֲפָפ֤וּנִי מַ֨יִם֙ עַד־נֶ֔פֶשׁ תְּהֹ֖ום יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי ס֖וּף חָב֥וּשׁ לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃ Introduction to Jonah’s Prayer Jonah 2:5 is part of Jonah’s prayer from within the fish, using vivid poetic imagery to describe his distress. The verse states: אֲפָפ֤וּנִי מַ֨יִם֙ … Continue reading