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Jonah 2:1 Cross-References
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Jonah's Prayer from the Fish
“Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,”
Jonah 2:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jonah 2:1
From the depths of the fish, Jonah finally prays: "Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly." The Hebrew vayyitpallel Yonah el-YHWH Elohav mimei hadagah (וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל יוֹנָה אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו מִמְּעֵי הַדָּגָה) marks Jonah's first prayer in the book—he didn't pray when fleeing, or on the ship, or when thrown overboard. Only from inside the fish does he call on God."Prayed unto the LORD his God" (vayyitpallel... el-YHWH Elohav) uses the reflexive hitpallel (הִתְפַּלֵּל), intensive form indicating earnest, heartfelt prayer. The possessive "his God" shows restored relat...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jonah 2:1
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“and have cast a stone on me.”
“and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him”
“Yahweh.”
“he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless”
“and you will honor me.,And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me., וּקְרָאֵנִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה אֲחַלֶּצְךָ וּתְכַבְּדֵנִי׃ ,And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.',49:15 καὶ ἐπικάλεσαί με ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως καὶ ἐξελοῦμαί σε καὶ δοξάσεις με διάψαλμα,49:15 And call upon me in the day of affliction; and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Pause.,,,,”
“in trouble they have visited you. They poured out a prayer when your chastening was on them.”
“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.”
“having received such a charge”
“who took Manasseh in chains”
“until they acknowledge their offense”