Jonah 2:8

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

Note Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
KJV · King James Version
Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.
WEB · World English Bible
They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

Jonah 2:8
1 Samuel 12:21; 2 Kings 17:15; Psalm 31:6; Jeremiah 2:13; Jeremiah 10:8, 14, 15; Jeremiah 16:19; Habakkuk 2:18–20