📖 Jonah — Chapter 2 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Jonah 2:1 Then Jonah Rprayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
Jonah 2:2 And said, RI cried Tby reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of Thell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Jonah 2:3 For Rthou hadst cast me into the deep, in the Tmidst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
Jonah 2:4 Then RI said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
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.
Jonah 2:6 I went down to the Tbottoms of the Rmountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from Tcorruption, O LORD my God.
Jonah 2:7 When Rmy soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
Jonah 2:8 RThey that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Jonah 2:9 But RI 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 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jonah 2:1–4 — Prayer rises from affliction
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jonah prays from the fish’s belly, recalling his cry and the Lord’s hearing. Waves and apparent expulsion are described, yet he resolves to look again toward the holy temple.
Key Truth: Turn toward God even from a place of distress.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the …” (Jonah 2:1)
Find it in Jonah 2:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “For thou ____ cast me into the deep, in the midst of the …” (Jonah 2:3)
Find it in Jonah 2:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Then I ____ , I am cast out of thy sight; yet I …” (Jonah 2:4)
Find it in Jonah 2:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jonah 2:5–7 — The Lord brings life up from the depths
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Waters, weeds, mountain bottoms, and the earth’s bars portray Jonah’s peril. He credits the Lord with bringing his life from corruption and remembers the Lord as his soul faints.
Key Truth: Remember the source of deliverance rather than claiming self-rescue.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “When my ____ fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer …” (Jonah 2:7)
Find it in Jonah 2:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my ____ from corruption, O LORD my God.” (Jonah 2:6)
Find it in Jonah 2:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “When my soul ____ within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came …” (Jonah 2:7)
Find it in Jonah 2:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jonah 2:8–10 — Thanksgiving accompanies the Lord’s deliverance
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Jonah contrasts lying vanities with mercy, promises thanksgiving and payment of vows, and declares salvation to be of the Lord. At the Lord’s command the fish releases him onto dry land.
Key Truth: Let received mercy lead to gratitude and a faithful response.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “They that observe lying vanities forsake their own ____ .” (Jonah 2:8)
Find it in Jonah 2:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “But I will ____ unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay …” (Jonah 2:9)
Find it in Jonah 2:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon …” (Jonah 2:10)
Find it in Jonah 2:10 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 3:8 — The psalm likewise identifies salvation as belonging to the Lord.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can gratitude for deliverance become a faithful response today?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Jonah 2:1–4 (Prayer rises from affliction) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Jonah 2:5–7 (The Lord brings life up from the depths) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Jonah 2:8–10 (Thanksgiving accompanies the Lord’s deliverance) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What loss is attached to observing lying vanities?
5. How does gratitude join a declaration about deliverance?
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