Mt. 12
Luc. 11
Ps. 119&129
| Jonas is swallowed by a great fish; 3. Prays with confidence in God; 11. and the fish casts him on the dry land.
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Now
the Lord prepared a great a.fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly
of the fish three days and three nights.
2 And b.Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly
of the fish.
3 And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the
Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my
voice.
4 And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the
heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves
have passed over me.
5 And I said: I am cast away out of the sight of thy
eyes: but yet I shall see thy holy temple again.
6 The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the
deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head.
7 I went down to the c.lowest parts of the mountains: the
bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from
corruption, O Lord my God.
8 When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered
the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple.
9 They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their
own mercy.
10 But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to
thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord.
11 And the Lord d.spoke to the fish: and it vomited out
Jonas upon the dry land.
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a. This great fish was a whale, for our Savior plainly expresses. Mat. 12:40
b. The Prophet doubtless prayed before and when they cast him out of the ship, and continued the same prayer being in the whales belly, with more confidence, that he should be safely cast on the dry land. And therefore renders thanks, vowing sacrifice of thanksgiving v. 10.
c. Furthest that can be from mountains, even into the depth of the sea, which is lower than any valley.
d. God's will is His word by which all creatures were made, and to which, as well living, as senses things obey.
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