"When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD....." Where was Jonah when he made this statement?

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Jonah made this statement while he was in the belly of a great fish that had swallowed him up. This is found in the book of Jonah in the Old Testament of the Bible, chapter 2. To give more context, Jonah had been called by God to go to the city of Nineveh and warn the people there of the impending judgment if they did not repent of their sins. However, Jonah disobeyed and attempted to flee from God by boarding a ship to Tarshish. While at sea, a great storm arose and the sailors on board realized that Jonah was the cause of the storm because he had disobeyed God. Jonah told them to throw him overboard and he was then swallowed by a great fish that God had prepared. While in the belly of the fish, Jonah realized the gravity of his disobedience and his need for God's mercy and salvation. He then prayed to God, expressing his repentance and declaring his faith in God's power to save him. It was in this desperate and helpless state, where his soul fainted within him, that Jonah remembered the Lord and called out to Him for deliverance.