Jonah 2:2 - Easy To Read Version

² “I was in very bad trouble.\par I called to the Lord for help,\par and he answered me!\par I was deep in the grave. {\cf2\super [8]} \par I cried to you, Lord,\par and you heard my voice!\par

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² 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)

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.

Common English Bible

² “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

² And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.

Jonah 2:2 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 33:12

When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. Manasseh humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. {\cf2\super [409]}

Psalm 116:3

\{I almost died!\}\par Death’s ropes were wrapped around me.\par The grave was closing in around me.\par I was scared and worried.\par

Psalm 120:1

I was in trouble.\par I called to the Lord for help.\par And he saved me!\par

Psalm 16:10

Why? Because, Lord, you will not leave\par my soul in the place of death.\par You will not let your faithful one rot\par in the grave. {\cf2\super [88]} \par

Psalm 22:24

Why? Because the Lord helps poor people who have troubles.\par The Lord is not ashamed of them.\par He doesn’t hate them.\par If people call to the Lord for help,\par he will not hide from them.\par

Psalm 34:6

This poor man called to the Lord for help.\par And the Lord heard me.\par He saved me from all my troubles.\par

Psalm 4:1

My good God, answer me\par when I pray to you!\par Hear my prayer\par and be kind to me!\par Give me some relief from all my troubles!\par

Psalm 61:2

Wherever I am, however weak,\par I will call to you for help!\par Carry me to the place of safety far above. {\cf2\super [360]} \par

Psalm 65:2

We tell about the things you have done.\par And you hear our prayers.\par You hear the prayers of every person who comes to you.\par

Psalm 86:13

God, you have such great love for me.\par You save me from the place of death.\par

Isaiah 14:9

Sheol, {\cf2\super [148]} \{the place of death\} is excited\par because you are coming.\par Sheol is waking the spirits of all\par the leaders of the earth for you.\par Sheol is making the kings stand\par from their thrones.\par They will be ready for your coming.\par

Lamentations 3:55

Lord, I called your name.\par I called out your name\par from the bottom of the pit.\par

Ezekiel 26:20

I will send you down into that deep hole—to the place where dead people are. You will join the people that died long ago. I will send you to the world below, like all the other old, empty cities. You will be with all the others that go down to the grave. No one will live in you then. You will never again be in the land of the living!

Ezekiel 31:14

“Now, none of the trees by that water will be proud. They won’t try to reach the clouds. None of the strong trees that drink that water will brag about being tall. Why? Because all of them have been appointed to die. They will all go down into the world below—to Sheol, the place of death. They will join the other people who died and went down into that deep hole.”

Matthew 12:40

Jonah was in the stomach of the big fish for three days and three nights. In the same way, the Son of Man {\cf2\super [179]} will be in the grave three days and three nights.

Luke 11:10

Yes, if a person continues asking, that person will receive. If a person continues looking, that person will find. And if a person continues knocking, the door will open for that person.

Luke 22:44

Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}

Acts 2:27

because you will not leave me\par in the place of death. {\cf2\super [31]} \par You will not let the body of your Holy One rot in the grave.\par

Hebrews 5:7

While Christ lived on earth he prayed to God and asked God for help. God is the One who could save him from death, and Jesus prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And God answered Jesus’ prayers because Jesus was humble and did everything God wanted.

1 Samuel 1:16

Don’t think I am a bad woman. I have been praying so long because I have so many troubles and I am very sad.”

1 Samuel 30:6

All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This made David very upset. But David found strength in the Lord his God.