Jonah 2
1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God out of the sea creatures belly.
2 saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
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)
3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
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.
4 At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes. Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
The waters encompassed me around, even to the soul. The deep was round about me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
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.
7 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah. And my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple.
8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
And Jehovah spoke to the sea creature, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
