Jonah 2:7

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; 1 ha'aretz with her bars closed behind me l'olam; 1 yet hast Thou brought up my life from shachat (corruption), + 2:7 See Ps 16:10 1 Hashem Elohai. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

In Context

6The mayim compassed me about, even to the nefesh; 1 the depth closed me round about, 1 the seaweed were wrapped about my head. 1

8When my nefesh fainted within me, 1 I remembered Hashem; 1 and my tefillah came unto Thee, 1 into Thine Heikhal Kodesh. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:27Then the Kohanim and the Levi'im arose and blessed HaAm, and their voice was heard, and their tefillah came up to His Ma'on Kodesh, even unto Shomayim.

Psalms 18:6The chevlei Sheol snaked around me; 1 the snares of mavet confronted me. 1

Psalms 22:14They opened wide their mouths upon me, 1 like an aryeh roaring and tearing prey. 1

Psalms 42:5When I remember these things, 1 I pour out my nefesh within me; 1 for I had gone with the multitude, 1 I went with them to the Beis Elohim 1 with the voice of rinnah and todah, 1 with the multitude keeping Chag (holy day, pilgrim feast). 1

Psalms 43:5Why art thou cast down, O my nefesh? 1 And why art thou disquieted within me? 1 Hope in Elohim; for I shall yet praise Him, 1 Who is the Yeshu'ot of my countenance, and Elohai.

Psalms 77:10Hath El (G-d) forgotten to be channot (gracious)? 1 Hath He in anger shut up His rachamim (mercy)? 1 Selah 1

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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