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JonahChapter 2 · Jonah and the Whale and the temple

10 verses1 sections2 min readProphetic visionComplete KJV text

Jonah 2 contains 10 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include Jonah and the Whale, the temple, and salvation and deliverance.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Jonah 2?

The chapter opens, “Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,” It closes in verse 10, “And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
Jonah and the Whalethe templesalvation and deliverance
Passage
Jonah 2:1–10
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 215 words
Section-by-section outline

Jonah 2 outline

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  1. Verses 1–10

    Jonah · The Temple

    Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,

King James Version · complete chapter

Jonah 2 KJV

1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, 2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. 7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. 10And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.