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Jonah 2 · 10 verses · The belly of the fish

Jonah 2 as a game: the prayer from the belly of the fish

The whole chapter is one prayer. Hear Jonah cry to the LORD from the belly of the fish, remember Him when his soul fainted, give thanks, and come up on the dry land.

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No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.

What you will see

One prayer from the deep, told from the cry to the shore

You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the chapter and write it down. Jonah 2 is one map you can walk end to end, and two people stand on it: Jonah the son of Amittai, who prays the prayer, and a witness on the shore who tells you what it meant. Each speaks only from their own verses, so what you hear is the chapter, in order. It is a short chapter of ten verses, and nearly all of it is Jonah talking to God.

Three things wait to be found and read. Find the belly of the fish, where Jonah “cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me”. Go down to the depths of the sea, where “all thy billows and thy waves passed over me”. Then stand on the dry land where the LORD brought him out. The quest takes you through them in the chapter’s order: the fish, Jonah’s prayer of distress and thanks, the depths, the witness on the shore, and the dry land.

The prayer ends as Jonah ends it: “I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.” When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and sixteen questions ask what you saw.

Jonah 2 in the game: the map of the chapter with its people standing where the passage puts them
The game itself, not a mock-up: Jonah 2.

The chapter, in order

The quest, Prayer from the Depths, has six steps, and they follow the chapter in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.

  1. Enter the belly of the fish.
  2. Hear Jonah’s prayer of distress and thanksgiving.
  3. Descend to the ocean depths.
  4. Speak with the witness on the shore.
  5. Stand on the dry land of deliverance.
  6. Complete the quiz.

Who you meet

Two people and voices stand in the chapter. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.

  • Jonah son of Amittai — the prophet in the fish’s belly, who tells you of his cry, the waters about him, and the God who “brought up my life from corruption”.
  • A Witness on the Shore — someone on the shore who tells you how Jonah prayed “out of the fish’s belly” and how the LORD answered.

What you find

Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.

  • The Belly of the Fish (Jonah 2:1–2)
  • The Ocean Depths (Jonah 2:3–4)
  • The Dry Land of Deliverance (Jonah 2:10)

The end of Jonah’s prayer

“But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.” Jonah 2:9–10, King James Version

Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.

Try five of the sixteen

Jonah 2 quiz questions, with answers

Five real questions from the Jonah 2 quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.

1. Where did Jonah pray from?

  1. The bottom of the sea
  2. The shore
  3. The ship
  4. The belly of the fish
Show the answer

D. The belly of the fish Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly.

Jonah 2:1

2. Who cast Jonah into the deep?

  1. The sailors only
  2. God — “thou hadst cast me into the deep”
  3. The fish
  4. The storm
Show the answer

B. God — “thou hadst cast me into the deep” Jonah recognized God’s hand: “Thou hadst cast me into the deep.”

Jonah 2:3

3. What was wrapped around Jonah’s head?

  1. Weeds
  2. Ropes
  3. Seaweed and coral
  4. Chains
Show the answer

A. Weeds Weeds were wrapped about his head.

Jonah 2:5

4. With what will Jonah sacrifice to God?

  1. The voice of thanksgiving
  2. Incense and myrrh
  3. Gold and silver
  4. Bulls and rams
Show the answer

A. The voice of thanksgiving I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you.

Jonah 2:9

5. What did the LORD speak to the fish?

  1. He told it to swim to Nineveh
  2. He commanded it to vomit Jonah onto dry land
  3. He asked it to protect Jonah
  4. He told it to go deeper
Show the answer

B. He commanded it to vomit Jonah onto dry land The LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah 2:10

Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.

Chapter facts

10
verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
16
quiz questions, each tied to a verse
2
people and voices to speak with
3
things to find and read
1–6
players in a room; solo play is fine too
KJV
every verse quoted from the King James Version

How to play it

  1. Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
  2. Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
  3. Open the world map and choose Jonah 2. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
  4. Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.

Free, and with a subscription

Jonah 2 is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year). Chapters open in Bible order along a road through the books, era by era, so Jonah 2 opens when you reach Jonah on that road; nobody skips ahead. See pricing.

Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.

More to play

  • Before: Jonah 1 — Stand at the harbor when Jonah pays his fare to Tarshish, going the other way from Nineveh.
  • After: Jonah 3 — This time Jonah goes.
  • Every chapter and story with a page: the list of what you can play.

Pray with Jonah from the deep.

Jonah 2 is a short chapter. Walk it alone, or start a room and share its code with up to five friends.

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