About Jonah's prayer being answered:

Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. � At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him. � But the Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. � From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. � He said: "In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. � You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. � I said, /'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple./' � The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. � To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God. � "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. � "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. � But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord." � And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. � 

Verse References In The Order Presented Above -- Jonah 1:15 ; Jonah 1:16 ; Jonah 1:17 ; Jonah 2:1 ; Jonah 2:2 ; Jonah 2:3 ; Jonah 2:4 ; Jonah 2:5 ; Jonah 2:6 ; Jonah 2:7 ; Jonah 2:8 ; Jonah 2:9 ; Jonah 2:10