Jonah 2:7

“When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.”

"When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple." - Jonah 2:7
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What does Jonah 2:7 mean?

The book of Jonah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible that tells the story of a prophet named Jonah and his encounter with God's call to preach to the people of Nineveh. The verse Jonah 2:7 in the King James Version states: "When my soul fainted within me I remembered the…

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Remembering the LORD in the Depths of Despair

In the book of Jonah, we encounter a unique prophet whose journey takes a series of unexpected turns, ultimately leading him into the depths of the sea. Jonah 2:7 captures a moment of deep reflection, not only giving us insight into Jonah's mind but also offering us a profound…

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A Cry for Deliverance: Remembering the Lord in Our Distress

O Lord Most High, In the stillness of this moment, we come before You, hearts heavy and souls weary, echoing the cries of Jonah when he found himself engulfed in the depths of despair. "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into…

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Jonah 2:7 - "When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple."
Jonah 2:2-9 Jonah praying in the belly of the fish.
Jonah 2:1 - "Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,"
Jonah 2:10 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land."
Jonah 2:2
Jonah 2:2-6 Jonah sinking down in the deep blue water, with the whale about to swallow him.
Jonah 4:6-7 - "And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant. But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered."
Jonah 2:2-8 Jonah praying in the belly if the fish - myst be realistic, no skeletons, weird teeth, etc.
Jonah 2:8
Jonah 1:7 - "And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah."
jonah 2:10 abstract
"Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly," - Jonah 2:1
Jonah 2:4 Ship fit for the period in which Jonah lived. In daytime, great tempest, big waves, strong winds
Jonah 4:7 - "But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered."
"¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." - Jonah 2:10
Jonah 2:8 - "They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."
Jonah 3:2 - "Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee."
Jonah 1:2 - "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me."
Jonah 2:9 - "But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD."
Jonah 2:10 the fish vonits him out on the dry kand
Jonah 2:2 - "And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice."
"They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy." - Jonah 2:8
Jonah 2:4 - "Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple."
"But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered." - Jonah 4:7
"And the LORD God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very grateful for the plant. But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered." - Jonah 4:6-7
Jonah 2:5 - "The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head."
"And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah." - Jonah 1:7
Jonah 2:3 - "For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me."
Jonah 3:7 - "And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:"