Jonah 2:1

While Jonah was inside the huge fish, he prayed to Yahweh God, whom he worshiped. This is what Jonah reported later: *This is what Jonah reported later: * OR (omit)

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In The King James Version

Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,

In Context

2Jonah said, "Yahweh, when I was greatly distressed there in the fish belly, I prayed to you, and you heard what I prayed. When I was about to descend way down into the place where dead people go, you heard me when I called out for you to help/save me. Jonah said OR Jonah prayed Jonah said Jonah’s prayer is a Hebrew poem or song. If you want to create a poem in your language from the content of Jonah’s prayer, or sing Jonah’s song in your language, that would be very appropriate about to descend way down into the place where dead people go OR when I almost died OR when I was as good as dead

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Matthew Henry on Jonah 2:1

We left Jonah in the belly of the fish, and had reason to think we should hear no more of him, that if he were not destroyed by the waters of the sea he would be consumed in the bowels of that leviathan, "out of whose mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire, and whose breath kindles coals," Job xli. 19 , 21 . But God brings his people through fire, and through water ( Ps. lxvi. 12 ); and by his power, behold, Jonah the prophet is yet alive, and is heard of again. In this chapter God hears from him, for we find… Read the whole commentary →

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