Jonah 2:1 (ASV)

Passage

Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish`s belly.

Nearby Context

Jonah 2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish`s belly.

Jonah 2:2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, [And] thou heardest my voice.

Jonah 2:3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jonah", "prayed", "jehovah", "fish", and "belly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jonah" and "prayed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he said I called by reason...", so "jonah" and "prayed" should be read forward into that movement. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jonah" and "prayed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.