Jonah 2:6 (WEB)
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, LORD my God.
Catechism · 1
“From the time of David to the coming of the Messiah texts appearing in these sacred books show a deepening in prayer for oneself and in prayer for others.” — Catechism footnote: Ezra 9:6-15; Neh 1:4-11; Jon 2:3-10; Tob 3:11-16; Jdt 9:2-14.
Fathers and councils · 2
Cyril of Jerusalem
“And after a few words, he says, in the person of Christ, prophesying most clearly, My head went down to the chasms of the mountains; and yet he was in the belly of the whale.” — editor's note: Ib. v. 6: (R.V.) I went down to the bottoms of the mountains: the earth with her bars closed upon me for ever.
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Jerome
“Jonah, that headstrong prophet, once fled from me, yet in the depths of the sea he was still mine.” — editor's note: Jon. ii. 2–7.
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