Jonah 2:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12

And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,

Psalm 116:3

The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 120:1

A Song of the going up. In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.

Psalm 16:10

For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.

Psalm 22:24

For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

Psalm 34:6

This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

Psalm 4:1

To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David. Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.

Psalm 61:2

From the end of the earth will I send up my cry to you, when my heart is overcome: take me to the rock which is over-high for me.

Psalm 65:2

To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

Psalm 86:13

For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.

Isaiah 14:9

The underworld is moved at your coming: the shades of the dead are awake before you, even the strong ones of the earth; all the kings of the world have got up from their seats.

Lamentations 3:55

I was making prayer to your name, O Lord, out of the lowest prison.

Ezekiel 26:20

Then I will make you go down with those who go down into the underworld, to the people of the past, causing your living-place to be in the deepest parts of the earth, in places long unpeopled, with those who go down into the deep, so that there will be no one living in you; and you will have no glory in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 31:14

In order that no trees by the waters may be lifted up in their growth, putting their tops among the clouds; and that no trees which are watered may take their place on high: for they are all given up to death, to the lowest parts of the earth among the children of men, with those who go down to the underworld.

Matthew 12:40

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Luke 11:10

For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

Luke 22:44

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

Acts 2:27

For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God.

1 Samuel 1:16

Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.

1 Samuel 30:6

And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.