Jonah 2

¹ Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish ,

² saying , I called out to the Lord , out of my distress , and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried , and you heard my voice .

³ For you cast me into the deep , into the heart of the seas , and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.

⁴ Then I said , I am driven away from your sight ; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple .

⁵ The waters closed in over me to take my life ; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head

⁶ at the roots of the mountains . I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever ; yet you brought up my life from the pit , O Lord my God .

⁷ When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord , and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple .

⁸ Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love .

⁹ But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay . Salvation belongs to the Lord !

¹⁰ And the Lord spoke to the fish , and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

¹ From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

² He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.

³ You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.

⁴ I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.`

⁵ The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

⁶ To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit.

⁷ “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.

⁸ “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God`s love for them.

⁹ But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.`”

¹⁰ And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

¹ Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,

² And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

³ For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

⁴ Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

⁵ The waters compassed me about, even to the soul : the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

⁶ I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever : yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

⁷ When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord : and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

⁸ They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

⁹ But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

¹⁰ And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land . Jonah 1 Books Jonah 3