Jonah 2:3

And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

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 Jonas prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish.

4And thou hast cast me forth into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood hast compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:1Unto the end, a psalm for David, to bring to remembrance that the Lord saved him.

Psalms 88:5Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

Psalms 116:2For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever.

Lamentations 3:54Sade. Waters have flowed over my head: I said: I am cut off.

Jonah 1:12And he said to them: take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know for my sake this great tempest is 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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