Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God out of the sea creatures belly.
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
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)
He said, “I called out to Yahweh about my distress and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help! 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.
You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me; all your waves and 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.
I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes; yet I will again look 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 closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around 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 bases of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed upon me forever. Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, 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 called Yahweh to mind; then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
8 Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
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 as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I have vowed. Salvation comes from Yahweh!”
10 And Jehovah spoke to the sea creature, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
