Jonah 2

1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly.2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.8 They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.10 And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah 2

Jonah Prays

1 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish

2 and said,
“Is called out to the Lord from my distress,
and he answered me;ts
from the belly of Sheols I cried out for help,
and you heard my prayer.t

3 You threw met into the deep waters,t
into the middlet of the sea;s
the ocean currentt engulfedt me;
all the mighty wavest you sentt sweptt over me.s

4 I thoughtt I had been banished from your sight,t
that I would never againss see your holy temple!t

5 Water engulfed me up to my neck;t
the deep oceant surrounded me;
seaweedst was wrapped around my head.

6 I went downt to the very bottomsst of the mountains;t
the gatest of the netherworldt barred me int forever;t
but you brought met up from the Pit,s O Lord, my God.

7 When my lifet was ebbing away,t I called out tots the Lord,
and my prayer came to your holy temple.s

8 Those who worshipt worthless idolst forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.t

9 But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declarationt of praise;st
I will surely dot what I have promised.t
Salvationt belongs to the Lord!”t

10 Then the Lord commandedt the fish and it disgorged Jonah on dry land.