Jonah 2:8
Those who cling to worthless idols
What it says
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake the mercy that could be theirs.
What it is doing
This verse contrasts false devotion with the living source of salvation.
In context
1From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, 2saying: 3For You cast me into the deep, 4At this, I said, 5The waters engulfed me 6To the roots of the mountains I descended; 7As my life was fading away, 8Those who cling to worthless idols 9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, 10And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.