Jonah 2

Jonah’s prayer (vs. 1-10)—From the belly of the fish, Jonah offered a prayer of praise to the Lord. The Lord had saved him from drowning, but Jonah also seemed aware (convinced) that God was going to extend his life. The prophet prayed, and “You heard my voice” (v. 2). Jonah knew that it was God who had thrown him into the sea. There was no loss of faith on Jonah’s part (v. 4). He describes again his encounter with the sea (v. 5). Things didn’t look good at first, but “You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD, my God” (v. 6). Jonah was about to give up hope, but “I remembered the Lord, and my prayer went up to you” (v. 7). “Worthless idols” couldn’t help him (v. 8), only Jehovah could, and Jonah thanked Him for it. “Salvation is of the Lord” (v. 9). The prayer is in poetic form, so there is a lot of repetition and figurative, pious language. Verse 10 tells us that “the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”