1The prayer of Jonah. 10He is delivered out of the belly of the fish.
1THEN Jonah aprayed unto the LORD bhis God cout of the fish's belly,
a Ps. 50.15; 91.15. Ja. 5.13. b Ho. 14.1. Ps. 50.14; 18.6. c Ps. 130.1; 69.1,2,15; 142.3-6.
2And said, I dcried 1by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he eheard me; fout of the belly of 2hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
1Or, out of mine affliction.
2Or, the grave.
d La. 3.55,56. Ps. 120.1. Is. 26.16,17. 2Ch. 33.11,12. e Ps. 65.2; 18.6; 34.6. Is. 65.24. f Ps. 61.2.
3For thou ghadst cast me into the deep, in the 3midst of the seas; and the hfloods *compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
3Heb. heart.
*compassed-surrounded.
g Ps. 32.4; 69.1,2; 88.5-8. h Ps. 69.1,2; 42.7.
4Then I said, iI am cast out of thy sight; yet I will jlook again toward thy holy temple.
i Ps. 31.22. Eze. 37.11. Ps. 77.1-10. Is. 49.14. j 1Ki. 8.38,39. 2Co. 4.8. Ps. 42.5,11. 2Ch. 6.38.Ps. 5.7.
5The kwaters *compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
*compassed-surrounded.
k Ps. 69.1,2; 102.3,4; 42.7; 38.4; 40.2,12. La. 3.54.
6I went down to the 4bottoms of the mountains; the earth with lher bars was about me for ever: myet hast thou brought up my life from 5corruption, O LORD my God.
4Heb. cuttings off, Ps. 24.2; 104.3.
5Or, the pit, Ps. 34.6; 9.15; 30.9; 35.7.
l Je. 51.30. m Ge. 22.14. Is. 38.17. Ps. 16.10. De. 32.36.
7When nmy soul ofainted within me pI remembered the LORD: and qmy prayer came in unto thee, into thine rholy temple.
n Ps. 107.5; 142.3. o Ps. 119.81; 6.3; 22.14; 27.13; 143.3,7. p Ps. 20.7; 27.13; 77.10,11; 143.5. Is. 50.10; 63.16. q Ps. 18.6; 130.2; 34.6. r Ps. 11.4; 18.6; 102.19. Mi. 1.2. Hab. 2.20. He. 4.16.
8They that sobserve lying vanities forsake ttheir own mercy.
s 1Sa. 12.21. Ps. 31.6. Je. 2.13. 2Ki. 17.15,25. Je. 17.5. Ps. 97.7. t Ps. 144.2.
9But uI will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. vSalvation is of the LORD.
u Ps. 50.14,23; 116.17,18; 66.13-15. Ro. 12.1. Ho. 14.2. He. 13.15. v Ps. 3.8; 68.20. Is. 45.17,22. Ac. 4.12. Re. 7.10.
10¶And the LORD wspake unto the fish, and xit vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
w ch. 1.17. Is. 50.2. Mat. 12.40; 8.9. Ac. 12.6,9. x Ro. 4.25; 6.4,9. Is. 25.8. Ho. 13.14.