Jonah 2:3

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He said, 'I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave, I cried out, and You heard my voice.'

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  • Ps 42:7 : 7 My God, my soul is downcast within me. Therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
  • Lam 3:54 : 54 Waters flowed over my head; I thought, 'I am cut off.'
  • Ps 69:1-2 : 1 For the choir director: A song to be sung to the tune of 'Lilies.' A psalm of David. 2 Save me, God, because the waters have come up to my neck.
  • Ps 69:14-15 : 14 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Lord, at an acceptable time. God, in your abundant love, answer me with your salvation, which is sure. 15 Rescue me from the mud, and do not let me sink. Deliver me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.
  • Ps 88:5-8 : 5 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength. 6 Abandoned among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, cut off from your care. 7 You have placed me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. 8 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me, and you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah.
  • Jonah 1:12-16 : 12 He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you." 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them. 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased." 15 They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to Him.

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