Jonah 2:7
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
Cross-references
In Jonah 2:4, he expresses hope to see the temple; now in verse 7, his prayer actually reaches it — a progression within the same prayer.
In 2 Chronicles 30:27, the exact phrase 'their prayer came to his holy dwelling' mirrors Jonah's prayer entering the holy temple.
Lamentations 3:21 says 'this I call to mind, therefore I have hope'—identical pattern of remembering God in despair.
Psalm 18:6 has the same cry from distress to God's temple hearing, a direct parallel to Jonah's prayer reaching the temple.
Psalm 27:13 expresses confidence in seeing God’s goodness in the land of the living – Jonah’s prayer reaching the temple reflects that same hope.
Psalm 143:5 says 'I remember the days of old' and meditates on God's works—same memorative turn to God as Jonah.
Psalm 42:5 asks why the soul is cast down and urges hope in God—same crisis response as Jonah remembering the Lord.
Psalm 119:81-83 shows the psalmist longing for salvation and not forgetting God’s statutes – Jonah similarly remembers the Lord while faint.
Psalm 42:11 repeats the call to hope in God despite despair—mirrors Jonah's act of remembering the Lord in his faintness.
Psalm 43:5 again exhorts hope in God when downcast—parallels Jonah's turn to the Lord as his life fades.
Psalm 77:11 declares 'I will remember the deeds of the LORD'—directly echoes Jonah's 'I remembered the LORD'.
2 Samuel 22:7 echoes Jonah's cry: 'In my distress I called upon the LORD... from his temple he heard my voice' — a direct parallel of prayer reaching God's temple.
James 5:13 instructs the suffering to pray — Jonah's prayer in distress directly models this apostolic command.
Psalm 42:6 says 'my soul is cast down... therefore I remember you' — identical to Jonah's faintness and remembrance of the Lord.
Psalm 31:22 describes feeling cut off yet being heard — the same dynamic as Jonah's prayer reaching the holy temple despite his despair.
Micah 1:2 calls God as witness from his holy temple — the same temple Jonah's prayer enters, but now God speaks from it as judge.
Psalm 77:10 appeals to God's past deeds in distress—similar to Jonah calling on the Lord from the depths.
Psalm 65:4 blesses those brought near to God's temple courts; Jonah's prayer goes there, though he remains distant — a theme of temple access.
Habakkuk 2:20 calls for silence before God in his holy temple; Jonah's prayer breaks that silence, yet still reaches the same sanctuary.
Luke 18:1 commands persistent prayer — Jonah's desperate cry from the fish exemplifies this principle of not losing heart.
In 2 Corinthians 1:9, Paul describes a similar despair leading to reliance on God, echoing Jonah's cry when life ebbed away.
2 Corinthians 1:10 speaks of deliverance from deadly peril, paralleling Jonah's rescue after his prayer reached God's temple.
In 1 Samuel 30:6, David strengthens himself in the Lord during distress—parallels Jonah remembering the Lord when his life fainted.
Psalm 6:9 affirms that the Lord hears prayer — a fitting response to Jonah's cry, showing confidence that God accepts pleas for mercy.
Psalm 11:4 states God is in his holy temple, watching — the same temple Jonah's prayer reaches, but focused on God's presence rather than prayer.