Jonah reflects on the favour of God to him, when he sought to God, and trusted in him in his distress. He warns others, and tells them to keep close to God.

When my soul fainted within me, covered with grief; overwhelmed with sorrow; ready to faint and sink at the sight of his sins.

One of the major themes in this verse is repentance and redemption. Jonah's acknowledgment of his own shortcomings and his turning back to God in prayer ...

Here prayer is personified, and is represented as a messenger going from the distressed, and entering into the temple of God, and standing before him.

Jonah reflects on the favour of God to him, when he sought to God, and trusted in him in his distress. He warns others, and tells them to keep close to God.

Jonah reflects on the favour of God to him, when he sought to God, and trusted in him in his distress. He warns others, and tells them to keep close to God.

While I was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple. - What is the meaning of Jonah 2:7?

Jonah's deliverance came after three days and nights had passed, providing a foreshadowing of Jesus' resurrection.

Jonah 2:7 Meaning and Commentary ... Covered with grief; overwhelmed with sorrow; ready to faint and sink at the sight of his sins; and under a sense of the wrath ...