Jonah 2:3

And he said: “I cried out to the Lord from my tribulation, and he heeded me. From the belly of hell, I cried out, and you heeded my voice.

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In The King James Version

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

In Context

2And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.

4And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David, in remembrance that the Lord had saved him.

Psalms 88:5I will prepare your offspring, even in eternity. And I will build up your throne, from generation to generation.

Psalms 116:2For his mercy has been confirmed over us. And the truth of the Lord remains for all eternity.

Lamentations 3:54SADE. The waters have flooded over my head. I said, “I am lost.”

Jonah 1:12And he said to them, “Take me, and cast me into the sea, and the sea will cease for you. For I know that it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.”

Matthew Henry on Jonah 2:2-10

Jonah's Prayer; The Prophet in the Fish's Belly. ( b. c. 840.) 1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord , and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The… Read the whole commentary →

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