Jonah 2:1

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly. Though Jonah had been a praying man, being a good man, and a prophet of the Lord, yet it seems he had not prayed for some time; being…

Then - (“And”) Jonah prayed, i. e., when the three days and nights were passed, he uttered this devotion. The word “prayed” includes thanksgiving, not petition only. It is said of Hannah that she…

Then Jonah prayed - out of the fish's belly - This verse makes the first of the second chapter in the Hebrew text.

It may be asked, "How could Jonah either pray or breathe in the stomach of the fish?"…

Then Jonah prayed What follows, Jon 2:2-9, is rather a thanksgiving than a prayer. The same, however, may be said of Hannah's utterance (1Sa 2:1-10), which is introduced by the same word ("Hannah…