As I work through Jonah 2, I think a case can be made for a chiasm in Jonah’s prayer:
SUMMARY STATEMENT (Crying to God, God Answers) 2
GOD BROUGHT THIS JUDGMENT 3
DESPAIR AND HOPE 4
JONAH’S PLIGHT AND DELIVERANCE 5-6
DESPAIR AND HOPE 7
GOD’S JUDGMENT & JONAH’S RESOLVE 8-9a
SUMMARY STATEMENT (God’s Saving Mercy) 9b