Jonah 2:3

and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.

Brenton Septuagint

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 whale,

4Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:1For the end, by David for a remembrance, that the Lord may save me.

Psalms 88:5I will + 88:5 Gr. prepare.establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Pause.

Psalms 116:2For his mercy has been abundant toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

Lamentations 3:54Water flowed over my head: I said, I am cut off.

Jonah 1:12And Jonas said to them, Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that 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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