Jonah 2:1 Finally, Jonah prayed. He did not pray for God to save the pagan sailors, but he did thank God for saving him.
Jonah 2:2 Sheol refers to the realm of the dead. Jonah did not literally pray from Sheol but describes his near-death experience (see Ps. 30:2–3).
Jonah 2:3–4 you cast me. Jonah knew that God was working sovereignly through the sailors (1:15).
Jonah 2:6 you brought. Jonah’s salvation was by grace alone.
Jonah 2:8–9 Salvation belongs to the Lord. Jonah knows that God is the sovereign source of salvation (see 4:1–4).
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