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Jonah 2:1
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Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish:
Then Yonah prayed to the LORD, his God, out of the fish's belly.
Then Ionah prayed vnto the Lord his God, out of the fishes belly,
Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,
While Jonah was inside the fish, he prayed to the Lord his God and said,
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,
Then Ionah prayed vnto the Lorde his God out of the fishes belly,
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the stomach of the fish,
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:
Adonai prepared a huge fish to swallow Yonah; and Yonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;
THEN Jonah prayed before the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying,
From deep inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:
And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish
And Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God out of the belly of the fish.
Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly.
Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
And Ionas prayed vnto the Lorde his God out of the fisshes belly.
Now the Lord had commanded a great whale to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights.
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish's belly.
And Jonas preiede to the Lord his God fro the fischis wombe,
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God out of the insides of the fish.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish's belly.
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish.
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God while in the stomach of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish,
Then prayed Jonah, unto Yahweh, his God, - out of the belly of the fish;
(2-2) And Jonas prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,
And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels of the fish.
And Ionas prayed vnto the LORDE his God, out of the fysshes bely,
Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish. He prayed: "In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God . He answered me. From the belly of the grave I cried, ‘Help!' You heard my cry. You threw me into ocean's depths, into a watery grave, With ocean waves, ocean breakers crashing over me. I said, ‘I've been thrown away, thrown out, out of your sight. I'll never again lay eyes on your Holy Temple.' Ocean gripped me by the throat. The ancient Abyss grabbed me and held tight. My head was all tangled in seaweed at the bottom of the sea where the mountains take root. I was as far down as a body can go, and the gates were slamming shut behind me forever— Yet you pulled me up from that grave alive, O God , my God! When my life was slipping away, I remembered God , And my prayer got through to you, made it all the way to your Holy Temple. Those who worship hollow gods, god-frauds, walk away from their only true love. But I'm worshiping you, God , calling out in thanksgiving! And I'll do what I promised I'd do! Salvation belongs to God !"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
prayed: 2 Chronicles 33:11-13, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15, Isaiah 26:16, Hosea 5:15, Hosea 6:1-3, James 5:13
out: Job 13:15, Psalms 130:1, Psalms 130:2, Lamentations 3:53-56, Acts 16:24, Acts 16:25
Reciprocal: Judges 16:28 - remember me 1 Kings 22:32 - Jehoshaphat Job 5:8 - seek Job 16:16 - on my eyelids Psalms 77:2 - In the Isaiah 38:9 - writing Mark 5:19 - Go home Acts 9:11 - for 1 Timothy 2:8 - pray
Cross-References
God created the sky and the earth. At first,
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.
God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day. He made it special because on that day he rested from all the work he did while creating the world.
This is the story about the creation of the sky and the earth. This is what happened when the Lord God made the earth and the sky.
This was before there were plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields because the Lord God had not yet made it rain on the earth, and there was no one to care for the plants.
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place named Eden. He put the man he made in that garden.
The name of the first river was Pishon. This river flowed around the entire country of Havilah.
The name of the second river was Gihon. This river flowed around the whole land of Cush.
That is because the Lord worked six days and made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. And on the seventh day, he rested. In this way the Lord blessed the Sabbath—the day of rest. He made that a very special day.
The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.'" (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly. Though Jonah had been a praying man, being a good man, and a prophet of the Lord, yet it seems he had not prayed for some time; being disobedient to the will of God, he restrained prayer before him; all the while he was going to Joppa he prayed not; and how indeed could he have the face to pray to him, from whose face he was fleeing? and as soon as he was in the ship he fell asleep, and there lay till he was waked by the shipmaster, who called upon him to arise, and pray to his God; but whether he did or no is not said; and though it is very probable he might, when convicted of his sin, and before he was cast into the sea, and as he was casting into it; his not recorded; but when he was in the fish's belly, "then [he] prayed"; where it is marvellous he should, or could; it was strange he should be able to breathe, and more strange to breathe spiritually; it was very wonderful he should have the exercise of his reason, and more that he should have the exercise of grace, as faith and hope, as it appears by the following prayer he had. Prayer may be performed any where, on a mountain, in a desert, in the caves and dens of the earth, and in a prison, as it has been; but this is the only time it ever was performed in such a place. Jonah is the only man that ever prayed in a fish's belly: and he prayed unto the Lord as "his God", not merely by creation, and as the God of nature and providence, the God of his life, and of his mercies; but as his covenant God and Father; for though he had sinned against the Lord, and had been sorely chastised by him, yet he did not take his lovingkindness from him, nor suffer his faithfulness to fail, or break his covenant with him; covenant interest and relation still continued; and Jonah had knowledge of it, and faith in it; and as this is an argument the Lord makes use of to engage backsliders to return unto him, it is a great encouragement to them so to do, Jeremiah 3:14. In this Jonah was a type of Christ, who, amidst his agonies, sorrows, and sufferings, prayed to his Father, and claimed his interest in him as his God, Hebrews 5:7. What follows contains the sam and substance of the prophet's thoughts, and the ejaculations of his mind, when in the fish's belly; but were not put up in this form, but were reduced by him into it after he was delivered; as many of David's psalms were put into the form and order they are after his deliverance from troubles, suitable to his thoughts of things when he was in them; and indeed the following account is an historical narration of facts, which were before and after his prayer, as well as of that itself.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then - (“And”) Jonah prayed, i. e., when the three days and nights were passed, he uttered this devotion. The word “prayed” includes thanksgiving, not petition only. It is said of Hannah that she “prayed” 1 Samuel 2:1; but her canticle is all one thanksgiving without a single petition. In this thanksgiving Jonah says how his prayers had been heard, but prays no more. God had delivered him from the sea, and be thanks God, in the fish’s belly, as undisturbed as in a Church or an oratory, secure that God, who had done so much, would fulfill the rest. He called God, “his” God, who had in so many ways shown Himself to be His, by His revelations, by His inspirations, by His chastisements, and now by His mercy . “From these words, ‘Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,’ we perceive that, after he felt himself safe in the fish’s belly, he despaired not of God’s mercy.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER II
This chapter (except the first verse and the last, which make
a part of the narrative) contains a beautiful prayer or hymn,
formed of those devout thoughts which Jonah had in the belly
of the great fish, with a thanksgiving for his miraculous
deliverance.
NOTES ON CHAP. II
Verse Jonah 2:1. Then Jonah prayed - out of the fish's belly — This verse makes the first of the second chapter in the Hebrew text.
It may be asked, "How could Jonah either pray or breathe in the stomach of the fish?" Very easily, if God so willed it. And let the reader keep this constantly in view; the whole is a miracle, from Jonah's being swallowed by the fish till he was cast ashore by the same animal. It was God that had prepared the great fish. It was the Lord that spake to the fish, and caused it to vomit Jonah upon the dry land. ALL is miracle.
