When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
Jonah 2:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And said, I cried out of my distress to the Lord, and He heard me; out of the belly of Sheol cried I, and You heard my voice. [Ps. 120:1; 130:1; 142:1; Lam. 3:55-58.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “I called out to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the belly of the underworld I cried out for help; you have heard my voice. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish. |
When he was in distress, he sought the favour of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
Sheol below is eager to greet your coming, stirring up the spirits of the departed for you – all the rulers of the earth – making all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
then I will bring you down to be with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the underworld like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or display your splendour in the land of the living.
This happened so that no trees planted beside water would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and so that no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the underworld, among the people who descend to the Pit.
For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish , for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
because you will not abandon me in Hades or allow your holy one to see decay.
During his earthly life, he offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.’
David was in an extremely difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.