Jonah 2:6
6I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!
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6I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!
Jonah 2 records the prophet's prayer from inside the belly of a great fish. Having been thrown overboard in a storm, Jonah sinks to the depths of the sea, only to be swallowed and preserved. His prayer is a raw, poetic cry of desperation and repentance, quoting heavily from the P
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