Jon 2:9-10 | NET2full | STEP | But as for me , I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise ; I will surely do what I have promised . Salvation belongs to the Lord !”

‏ Jonah 2:9-10

9 But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration ^{▼▼tn Heb “voice” or “sound.”} of praise; ^{▼▼tc The MT reads בְּקוֹל תּוֹדָה (beqol todah, “with a voice of thanksgiving”). Some mss of Tg. Jonah read here, “with the sound of hymns of thanksgiving”; the longer reading probably reflects an editorial gloss, explaining תּוֹדָה (“thanksgiving”) as “hymns of thanksgiving.”} ^{▼▼tn Heb “voice/sound of thanksgiving.” The genitive תּוֹדָה (todah, “thanksgiving”) specifies the kind of public statement that will accompany the sacrifice. The construct noun קוֹל (qol, “voice, sound”) functions as a metonymy of cause for effect, referring to the content of what the voice/sound produces: hymns of praise or declarative praise testimony.}
I will surely do ^{▼▼tn The verbs translated “I will sacrifice” and “I will pay” are Hebrew cohortatives, expressing Jonah’s resolve and firm intention.} what I have promised. ^{▼▼tn Heb “what I have vowed I will pay.” Jonah promises to offer a sacrifice and publicly announce why he is thankful. For similar pledges, see Pss 22:25-26; 50:14-15; 56:12; 69:29-33; 71:14-16, 22-24; 86:12-13; 116:12-19.}
Salvation ^{▼▼tn Or “deliverance” (NAB, NRSV).} belongs to the Lord!” ^{▼▼tn Or “comes from the Lord.” For similar uses of the preposition lamed (לְ, le) to convey a sort of ownership in which the owner does, or may by right do, something, see Lev 25:48; Deut 1:17; 1 Sam 17:47; Jer 32:7-8.}

10 Then the Lord commanded ^{▼▼tn Heb “spoke to.” The fish functions as a literary foil to highlight Jonah’s hesitancy to obey God up to this point. In contrast to Jonah, who immediately fled when God commanded him, the fish immediately obeyed.} the fish and it vomited Jonah out onto dry land.