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Jonah 2

1.Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, 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. 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. 4. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. 7. When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8. They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 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.

10.And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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Why does Jonah pray from inside the fish and then say "Salvation is of the LORD"?

Jonah prays from the fish’s belly because the chapter records his literal, desperate confession: he cries “out of the belly of hell” and recounts being overwhelmed by “waves” and “weeds” until God “brought up my life from corruption.” His prayer moves from panic to remembered worship, turning toward God’s “holy temple” and promising sacrifice and vows.

“Salvation is of the LORD” names the source of Jonah’s rescue and the lesson he draws: deliverance came when he remembered and prayed to Yahweh. This echoes Psalm 3 and Psalm 18 where rescue prompts vows and thanksgiving, showing biblical prayers reframe danger into worship and commitment.

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