(KJV) Jonah 21

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Jonah’s Prayer

[1] Then Jonah prayed2 unto the Lord his God out3 of the fish’s belly, [2] And said, I cried4 by reason of mine5 affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out6 of the belly of hell7 cried I, [and] thou8 heardest my voice. [3] For thou9 hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst10 of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all11 thy billows and thy waves passed over me. [4] Then I said12, I am cast out13 of thy sight; yet I will look again toward14 thy holy temple. [5] The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.15 [6] I went down to the bottoms16 of the mountains17; the earth18 with her bars [was] about me for ever: yet19 hast thou brought up my life from corruption20, O Lord my God. [7] When my soul21 fainted within me I remembered22 the Lord: and my prayer23 came in unto thee, into thine holy24 temple. [8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.25 [9] But I will sacrifice26 unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay27 [that] that I have vowed. Salvation28 [is] of the Lord.

[10] [¶]And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land]. 29

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  1. Jonah 2:1, The prayer of Jonah; Jonah 2:10, He is delivered out of the belly of the fish. 

  2. 2Chr 33:11-13; Ps 50:15, Ps 91:15; Isa 26:16; Hos 5:15, Hos 6:1-3; Jas 5:13 

  3. Job 13:15; Ps 130:1-2; Lam 3:53-56; Acts 16:24-25 

  4. Gen 32:7-12, Gen 32:24-28; 1Sam 30:6; Ps 4:1, Ps 18:4-6, Ps 22:24, Ps 34:6, Ps 65:2; Ps 120:1, Ps 142:1-3; Luke 22:44; Heb 5:7 

  5. or, out of mine, 1Sam 1:16 

  6. Ps 18:5-6, Ps 61:2, Ps 86:13, Ps 88:1-7, Ps 116:3 

  7. or, the grave, Ps 16:10; Isa 14:9; Matt 12:40; Acts 2:27 

  8. Ps 34:6, Ps 65:2 

  9. Jonah 1:12-16; Ps 69:1-2, Ps 69:14-15, Ps 88:5-8; Lam 3:54 

  10. Heb. heart 

  11. Ps 42:7 

  12. Ps 31:22, Ps 77:1-7; Isa 38:10-14, Isa 38:17, Isa 49:14; Ezek 37:11 

  13. 1Kgs 9:7; Jer 7:15, Jer 15:1 

  14. 1Kgs 8:38-39, 1Kgs 8:42, 1Kgs 8:48; 2Chr 6:38; Ps 5:7; Dan 6:10 

  15. Ps 40:2, Ps 69:1-2; Lam 3:54 

  16. Heb. cuttings off 

  17. Deut 32:22; Ps 65:6, Ps 104:6, Ps 104:8; Isa 40:12; Hab 3:6, Hab 3:10 

  18. Job 38:4-11; Prov 8:25-29 

  19. Ps 16:10; Isa 38:17; Acts 13:33-37 

  20. or, the pit, Job 33:24, Job 33:28; Ps 30:3, Ps 30:9, Ps 55:23, Ps 143:7 

  21. Ps 22:14, Ps 27:13, Ps 119:81-83; Heb 12:3 

  22. 1Sam 30:6; Ps 20:7, Ps 42:5, Ps 42:11, Ps 43:5, Ps 77:10-11, Ps 143:5; Isa 50:10; Lam 3:21-26; 2Cor 1:9-10 

  23. 2Chr 30:27; Ps 18:6 

  24. Jonah 2:4; Ps 11:4, Ps 65:4; Mic 1:2; Hab 2:20 

  25. 1Sam 12:21; 2Kgs 17:15; Ps 31:6; Jer 2:13, Jer 10:8, Jer 10:14-15, Jer 16:19; Hab 2:18-20 

  26. Gen 35:3; Ps 50:14, Ps 50:23, Ps 66:13-15, Ps 107:22, Ps 116:17-18; Jer 33:11; Hos 14:2; Rom 12:1; Heb 13:15 

  27. Deut 23:18; 2Sam 15:7; Job 22:27; Eccl 5:4-5 

  28. Ps 3:8, Ps 37:39-40, Ps 68:20; Isa 45:17; John 4:22; Acts 4:12; Rev 7:10 

  29. Jonah 1:17; Gen 1:3, Gen 1:7, Gen 1:9, Gen 1:11, Gen 1:14; Ps 33:9, Ps 105:31, Ps 105:34; Isa 50:2; Matt 8:8-9, Matt 8:26-27