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Pray with Jonah

The prophet who ran from God and prayed from inside the fish.

OTJonah, seen from behind with arms lifted on a rock ledge in deep teal water, as shafts of golden light slant down from aboveJonahsaying, “I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.Jonah 2:2 · ESVPeople of the Bible24 / 36

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Who prayed it
Jonah
Context
The LORD sent Jonah to Nineveh, but he fled toward Tarshish (Jonah 1:2-⁠3). In the storm the sailors hurled him into the sea, and a great fish swallowed him; from its belly he prayed (1:15, 17; 2:1).
  1. Read how Jonah prayed, slowly, and notice what they asked God for.
  2. Pray their words again for the person you have in mind, by name.
  3. Read the verses that name Jonah, further down this page.

Close in Jesus' name, and say Amen.

Every verse that names Jonah · English Standard Version

Where Jonah appears

Jonah is named in 24 verses across 4 books

Chapter and verse, book by book.

BookWhereVerses
2 Kings14:251
Jonah1:11:31:51:71:151:172:12:103:13:33:44:14:54:64:84:916
Matthew12:3912:4012:4116:44
Luke11:2911:3011:323

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