Jonah 2:7 (GNV)

Passage

When my soule fainted within me, I remembred the Lord: and my prayer came vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.

Nearby Context

Jonah 2:5 The waters compassed me about vnto the soule: the depth closed me rounde about, and the weedes were wrapt about mine head.

Jonah 2:6 I went downe to the bottome of the moutaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer, yet hast thou brought vp my life from the pit, O Lord my God.

Jonah 2:7 When my soule fainted within me, I remembred the Lord: and my prayer came vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.

Jonah 2:8 They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.

Jonah 2:9 But I will sacrifice vnto thee with the voice of thankesgiuing, and will pay that that I haue vowed: saluation is of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soule", "fainted", "within", "remembred", "lord", "prayer", "came", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soule" and "fainted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "I went downe to the bottome of..." into verse 8's "They that waite vpon lying vanities forsake...", so "soule" and "fainted" belong inside that flow. In Jonah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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