There, in the deepest darkness he had ever known, Jonah composed his thoughts and prayed to Jehovah God. His prayer, recorded fully in the second chapter of Jonah, is revealing. It shows that Jonah had extensive knowledge of the Scriptures, for it often refers to the Psalms.
پس یَهُوَه ،‏ خدای یُونُس را صدا زدند و با التماس از او خواستند که به آن‌ها رحم کند و بعد یُونُس را برداشته ،‏ به دریا انداختند .‏ —‏ یُونُس ۱ :‏ ۱۳ -‏ ۱۵ .‏