Jonah 2:2
And 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.
Cross-references
Psalm 86:13 praises God for delivering 'my soul from the depths of Sheol'—the same deliverance Jonah experienced when God answered.
Hebrews 5:7 describes Jesus offering prayers with cries and being heard — Jonah's cry from the depths prefigures this.
Acts 2:27 applies Psalm 16:10 to Christ's resurrection, showing that Jonah's descent and rescue from Sheol prefigures Jesus' deliverance from death.
Matthew 12:40 directly cites Jonah's three days in the fish as a type of Jesus' death and resurrection—a clear typological fulfillment.
Psalm 120:1 is nearly identical: calling in distress and being answered — Jonah's prayer directly reflects this.
Psalm 116:3 says 'the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me'—identical language to Jonah's feeling of being trapped in Sheol.
Psalm 88:1-7 describes being 'put in the depths of the pit' with God's wrath—mirroring Jonah's experience of Sheol and distress.
Genesis 32:7-12 records Jacob's prayer of distress before meeting Esau, crying out to God — a strong parallel to Jonah's cry from Sheol.
Psalm 34:6 says the Lord heard the poor man and saved him — Jonah's testimony of being heard matches this.
Psalm 18:6 'In my distress I called... he heard my voice' is nearly identical wording to Jonah's cry—a clear verbal parallel.
Psalm 18:5 uses 'cords of Sheol' imagery, directly echoing Jonah's 'belly of Sheol'—both describe being trapped in death's realm.
Psalm 18:4-6 describes being entangled by death and crying out — Jonah's experience mirrors this deliverance song.
Psalm 16:10 promises God will not abandon to Sheol—Jonah was in Sheol but not abandoned, prefiguring Christ's resurrection.
Psalm 4:1 pleads for relief in distress — Jonah's prayer directly echoes this cry for help and answer.
Psalm 22:24 affirms God hears the afflicted's cry — Jonah testifies that God listened to his cry from Sheol.
Psalm 130:1 — 'Out of the depths I cry' — nearly identical to Jonah’s cry from Sheol, emphasizing deliverance.
1 Samuel 2:6 declares that God brings down to Sheol and raises up—the very pattern Jonah experiences: he descends to the grave and is brought back by God.
Matthew 14:30 — Peter cries 'Lord, save me' while sinking — directly mirrors Jonah’s cry from the depths, both answered by deliverance.
2 Samuel 22:6 uses 'cords of Sheol' entwining David, mirroring Jonah's cry from the belly of Sheol—a direct poetic parallel of being trapped by death and delivered.
Lamentations 3:55 — 'from the depths of the pit' — parallels Jonah’s cry from Sheol, both crying out and being heard.
Psalm 139:8 declares God’s presence even in Sheol — exactly where Jonah cried, showing God hears from the depths.
Psalm 69:2 depicts sinking in deep waters and crying for help—directly mirroring Jonah's experience in the depths, a strong poetic and thematic parallel.
Luke 22:44 shows Jesus in anguished prayer — Jonah's distress cry from Sheol prefigures Christ's agony.
Psalm 142:1-3 pours out complaint before God — Jonah similarly cries out from his trouble in the deep.
Psalm 61:2 cries from 'the end of the earth' when faint—like Jonah's cry from the depths, both are desperate calls from far-off places.
In 1 Samuel 1:16, Hannah similarly cries out from deep distress—a parallel to Jonah's desperate prayer from Sheol.