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Jonah’s Prayer

Jonah 2:1

In 11 translations

BSB
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
KJV
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
WEB
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.
ASV
Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly.
LSV
And Jonah prays to his God YHWH from the bowels of the fish.
YLT
And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels of the fish.
DBY
And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;Elohim
DRC2:2
And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.
GNV
Then Ionah prayed vnto the Lord his God out of the fishes belly,
JPS2:2
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
LXXE2:2
And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the whale,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC2:2
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל יוֹנָ֔ה אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו מִמְּעֵ֖י הַדָּגָֽה׃KJV:Jonah.2.1
LXX-Br2:2
Καὶ προσηύξατο Ἰωνᾶς πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας τοῦ κήτους,

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Part of

  • Jonah and the great fish Jonah flees God's call to Nineveh; thrown overboard, he is swallowed by a great fish and returned to land. Sent again, he warns the city; it…

Cross-references most cited first

  • Lamentations 3:53–56They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me. The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die. I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. You heard my plea: “Do not ignore…
  • Psalms 130:1–2Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
  • Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  • Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  • Isaiah 26:16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
  • Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  • James 5:13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:11–13So 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. And in his distress, Manasseh…
  • Acts 16:24–25On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
  • Hosea 5:15–6:3Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

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  • 2:2 in some Bibles
  • 2:1 in most Bibles

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