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And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jonah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jonah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jonah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer went <i>up</i> to You, Into Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jonah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jonah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer came to Thee, Into Thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jonah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />While my soul was fainting within me, I remembered Yahweh, And my prayer came to You, To Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jonah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When my soul was fainting within me, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jonah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jonah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came to You, to Your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jonah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jonah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When my life was slipping away, I remembered you--and in your holy temple you heard my prayer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jonah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jonah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came to you in your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jonah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When I felt my life slipping away, then, O LORD, I prayed to you, and in your holy Temple you heard me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jonah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jonah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jonah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the LORD, and my prayer came to your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jonah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jonah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came to thee, into thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jonah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jonah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the feebleness of my soul within me, "" I have remembered YHWH, "" And my prayer comes to You, "" Into Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jonah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the feebleness within me of my soul Jehovah I have remembered, And come in unto Thee doth my prayer, Unto Thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jonah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In my soul fainting upon me I remembered Jehovah: and my prayers will come in to thee to thy holy temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jonah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jonah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 2:8>When my soul was in anguish within me, I called to mind the Lord, so that my prayer might come to you, to your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jonah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When I became faint, I remembered the LORD; My prayer came to you in your holy temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jonah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As my life was ebbing away, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jonah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jonah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />When my soul was troubled, I remembered LORD JEHOVAH, and my prayer entered before you to your holy temple<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jonah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer came in unto Thee, Into Thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jonah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When my soul was failing me, I remembered the Lord; and may my prayer come to thee into thy holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jonah/2-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lfTdDqEKJXA?start=252" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jonah/2.htm">Jonah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">As my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5848.htm" title="5848: bə·hiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭêp̄ (Prep-b:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To shroud, clothe, to languish. A primitive root; to shroud, i.e. Clothe; hence to languish.">was fading away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵā·rə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">I remembered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">My prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·še·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: hê·ḵal (N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">temple.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Psalm 42:4</a></span><br />These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-11.htm">Psalm 77:11-12</a></span><br />I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. / I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a></span><br />Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-4.htm">Psalm 143:4-5</a></span><br />My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. / I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Psalm 30:2</a></span><br />O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2</a></span><br />In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></span><br />My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-4.htm">Psalm 116:4</a></span><br />Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-55.htm">Psalm 119:55</a></span><br />In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-56</a></span><br />I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-7.htm">2 Samuel 22:7</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16</a></span><br />O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-30.htm">Luke 11:30</a></span><br />For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.</p><p class="hdg">my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a></b></br> I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Psalm 27:13</a></b></br> <i>I had fainted</i>, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Psalm 119:81-83</a></b></br> CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: <i>but</i> I hope in thy word… </p><p class="hdg">I remembered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a></b></br> And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a></b></br> Some <i>trust</i> in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5,11</a></b></br> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and <i>why</i> art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him <i>for</i> the help of his countenance… </p><p class="hdg">my prayer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">2 Chronicles 30:27</a></b></br> Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came <i>up</i> to his holy dwelling place, <i>even</i> unto heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></b></br> In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, <i>even</i> into his ears.</p><p class="hdg">holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Jonah 2:4</a></b></br> Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne <i>is</i> in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Psalm 65:4</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is the man whom</i> thou choosest, and causest to approach <i>unto thee, that</i> he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, <i>even</i> of thy holy temple.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Fainted</a> <a href="/job/22-7.htm">Fainting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Feebleness</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jonah/2-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jonah/2-1.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/4-8.htm">Fainted</a> <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Fainting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-3.htm">Feebleness</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jonah/4-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jonah/4-3.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/jonah/4-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jonah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/2-1.htm">The prayer of Jonah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jonah/2-10.htm">He is delivered out of the belly of the fish.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects a moment of desperation and near-death experience, emphasizing human frailty and the urgency of turning to God in times of distress. This mirrors the human condition and the need for divine intervention, similar to other biblical figures who cried out to God in their darkest moments, such as David in the Psalms.<p><b>I remembered the LORD</b><br>Remembering the LORD signifies a turning point in Jonah's spiritual journey. It indicates repentance and a return to faith, acknowledging God's sovereignty and mercy. This act of remembering is a common theme in the Old Testament, where the Israelites are often called to remember God's past deeds and faithfulness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>. It underscores the importance of recalling God's character and promises in times of trouble.<p><b>My prayer went up to You</b><br>This phrase highlights the power and importance of prayer, even from the depths of despair. It suggests that no matter the physical or spiritual distance, prayer can reach God. This is consistent with the biblical teaching that God hears the cries of His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a>. It also reflects the belief in God's omnipresence and His ability to respond to those who seek Him earnestly.<p><b>to Your holy temple</b><br>The reference to God's holy temple signifies a connection to the divine presence and a place of worship. In the Old Testament, the temple in Jerusalem was considered the dwelling place of God on earth, where sacrifices and prayers were offered. Jonah's mention of the temple indicates a longing for communion with God and a recognition of His holiness. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who later refers to His body as the temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), symbolizing the ultimate meeting place between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who initially fled from God's command to go to Nineveh, resulting in his being swallowed by a great fish.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, whom Jonah calls upon in his distress.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_fish.htm">The Great Fish</a></b><br>The creature appointed by God to swallow Jonah, serving as both a place of judgment and deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_temple.htm">The Holy Temple</a></b><br>Refers to the heavenly dwelling of God, symbolizing His presence and the place where prayers are directed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonah's_prayer.htm">Jonah's Prayer</a></b><br>A heartfelt cry to God from within the fish, demonstrating repentance and reliance on God's mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_remembrance.htm">The Power of Remembrance</a></b><br>In times of distress, recalling God's past faithfulness can renew our hope and trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_prayer.htm">The Importance of Prayer</a></b><br>Jonah's prayer from the belly of the fish shows that no situation is too dire for God to hear and respond to our cries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_desperation.htm">God's Presence in Desperation</a></b><br>Even in the depths of despair, God's presence is accessible, and His temple is a symbol of His readiness to hear us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>Jonah's turning back to God is a model of repentance, reminding us that it's never too late to return to the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>The account of Jonah highlights God's control over creation and His willingness to extend mercy to those who seek Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jonah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jonah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_christian_catacombs.htm">What defines a house of prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/any_evidence_priests_couldn't_enter_temple.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:2) Is there any external testimony or archaeological proof that the glory of the Lord physically filled the temple to the point priests could not enter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_accept_fire_from_heaven_without_proof.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:1) How can we accept fire miraculously coming down from heaven to consume offerings when there is no scientific or historical evidence of such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/has_satan_asked_to_test_you.htm">What is the purpose of the Temple of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jonah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Fainted.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">covered itself.</span> Comp. <a href="/jonah/4-8.htm" title="And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.">Jonah 4:8</a>. (See <a href="/psalms/61-2.htm" title="From the end of the earth will I cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.">Psalm 61:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm" title="When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privately laid a snare for me.">Psalm 142:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/143-4.htm" title="Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.">Psalm 143:4</a>, where the same Hebrew word is rendered <span class= "ital">overwhelmed.</span> Comp. <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm" title="Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.">Psalm 107:5</a>.) Here, apparently, we are to think of the blinding mist of death slowly stealing over sight and sense.<p><span class= "bld">Into thine holy temple.--</span>See <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm" title="Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.">Jonah 2:4</a>, and comp. <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm" title="In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.">Psalm 18:6</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jonah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - His prayer was heard. <span class="cmt_word">When my soul fainted within me;</span> literally, <span class="accented">was covered</span> - referring, says Pusey, to that physical exhaustion when a film comes over the eyes, and the brain is mantled over. The clause is from <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a> or Psalms 143:4. <span class="cmt_word">I remembered the Lord.</span> That was his salvation (<a href="/psalms/119-55.htm">Psalm 119:55</a>). He turned in thought to <span class="cmt_word">thine holy temple</span> (ver. 4), the sanctuary where God's presence was most assured, like the psalmist in the wilderness (<a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a>). or like the exiles by the waters of Babylon when they remembered Zion (<a href="/psalms/137.htm">Psalm 137</a>.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jonah/2-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As my life</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">was fading away,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ף</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5848.htm">Strong's 5848: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shroud, clothe, to languish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I remembered</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֑רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵā·rə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My prayer</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּפִלָּתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intercession, supplication, a hymn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּב֤וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵיכַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jonah/2-7.htm">Jonah 2:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jonah 2:7 When my soul fainted within me (Jon. 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