< Jonah 2 >

1 Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God out of the sea creatures belly.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
2 And he said, I called because of my affliction to Jehovah, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
And said, I cried by reason of my affliction to the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and you heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For thou 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.
For you had cast me into the deep, in the middle of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all your billows and your waves passed over me.
4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes. Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.
5 The waters encompassed me around, even to the soul. The deep was round about me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
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 its bars closed upon me forever. Yet thou have brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet have you brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah. And my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
8 Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
10 And Jehovah spoke to the sea creature, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.

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