Yuēnáshū 2:2-9

2 Shuō , wǒ zāoyù huànnàn qiúgào Yēhéhuá , nǐ jiù yīngyún wǒ . cóng yīnjiān de shēn chù hū qiú , nǐ jiù fǔ tīng wǒde shēngyīn .

3 Nǐ jiāng wǒ tóu xià shēn yuān , jiù shì hǎi de shēn chù . dà shuǐ huánrǎo wǒ . nǐde bō làng hóng tāo dōu màn guō wǒ shēn .

4 Wǒ shuō , wǒ cóng nǐ yǎnqián suī beì qū zhú , wǒ réng yào yǎngwàng nǐde shèng diàn .

5 Zhū shuǐ huánrǎo wǒ , jīhū yānmò wǒ . shēn yuān wéi zhù wǒ , hǎi cǎo chán rǎo wǒde tóu .

6 Wǒ xià dào shān gēn . dì de mén jiāng wǒ yǒngyuǎn guān zhù . Yēhéhuá wǒde shén a , nǐ què jiāng wǒde xìngméng , cóng kēng zhōng jiù chūlai .

7 Wǒ xīn zaì wǒ lǐmiàn fā hūn de shíhou , wǒ jiù xiǎngniàn Yēhéhuá . wǒde dǎogào jìnrù nǐde shèng diàn , dádào nǐde miànqián .

8 Nà xìnfèng xū wú zhī shén de rén , lí qì lián aì tāmende zhǔ .

9 Dàn wǒ bì yòng gǎnxiè de shēngyīn xiànjì yǔ nǐ . wǒ suǒ xǔ de yuàn , wǒ bì chánghuán . jiùēn chūyú Yēhéhuá .

Yuēnáshū 2:2-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JONAH 2

This chapter contains the prayer of Jonah, when in the fish's belly; the time when he prayed, the person he prayed unto, and the place where, are suggested in Jon 2:1; and the latter described as a place of great straitness and distress, and even as hell itself, Jon 2:2; The condition he was in, when cast into the sea, and when in the belly of the fish, which is observed, the more to heighten the greatness of the deliverance, Jon 2:3-6. The different frame of mind he was in, sometimes almost in despair, and ready to faint; and presently exercising faith and hope, remembering the goodness of the Lord, and resolving to look again to him, Jon 2:4,7. The gracious regards of God to him, in receiving, hearing, and answering his prayer, and bringing up his life from corruption, Jon 2:2,6,7. His resolution, let others do what they would, to praise the Lord, and give him the glory of his salvation, Jon 2:8,9; and the chapter is concluded with the order for his deliverance, and the manner of it, Jon 2:10.