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Jonah’s Prayer

(a)2:1 Ch 2:2 in HebThen Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish, and he said,

“I called out of my distress to the Lord,

And He answered me.

I called for help from the (b)2:2 Lit bellydepth of Sheol;

You heard my voice.Psa 120:1

“For You threw me into the deep,

Into the heart of the seas,

And the current flowed around me.

All Your breakers and waves passed over me.Psa 42:7

“So I said, ‘I have been cast out (c)2:4 Lit from Your eyesof Your sight.

Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’Isa 38:11

“Water encompassed me to the (d)2:5 Lit soulpoint of death.

The deep flowed around me,

Seaweed was wrapped around my head.Psa 69:1

“I descended to the base of the mountains.

The earth with its bars was around me forever,

But You have brought up my life from (e)2:6 Or corruptionthe pit, Lord my God.

“While (f)2:7 Lit my soul within me wasI was fainting away,

I remembered the Lord,

And my prayer came to You,

Into Your holy temple.Psa 18:6

“Those who are followers of worthless (g)2:8 Lit futilitiesidols

Abandon their faithfulness,

But I will sacrifice to You

With a voice of thanksgiving.

That which I have vowed I will pay.

Salvation is from the Lord.”Psa 50:14; Heb 13:15

Then the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.Mat 12:40