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Jonah 2:1
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jonah addresses Yahweh his God from within the fish’s body, immediately preceding his recitation of a prayer detailing his distress and deliverance.
The words — וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (va/i.yit.pa.Lel) translates literally as “and he prayed,” marking the verbal action that initiates the chapter.
The thread — The motif of crying out from deep distress appears in Psalms 130:1, Lamentations 3:53, and Psalms 91:15, where God’s promise to answer calls from trouble is explicitly stated.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that prayer originates in a place of confinement and that the text records the act before describing the content of the plea.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,
Cross-references
- Lamentations 3:53 They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
- Psalms 91:15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalms 130:1 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
- Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Isaiah 26:16 O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
- James 5:13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Acts 16:24 On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
- Hosea 5:15 Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”