Jonah 2:4

This condition made Jonah believe that God had turned His back on him (cf. Leviticus 21:7; Psalms 31:22). Nevertheless he determined to seek God in prayer (cf. Psalms 5:7). Looking toward God’s holy temple is a synonym for praying, the temple being the place of prayer in Israel.

"He felt he was cast out from the special regard and care which God exercises over His own. Now he realized how dire a thing it is to be apart from the presence of the Lord." [Note: Feinberg, p. 25.]