Jonah 2
1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
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)
He began, “In my agony I cried out to the Lord and he answered me; from the depths of Sheol I pleaded for help and you answered me. (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.
You threw me into the deep, all the way down to the bottom of the sea. Water flooded all around me; your crashing waves rolled over me.
4 At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
I said to myself, ‘The Lord has banished me from his sight. Will I ever see your holy Temple again?’
5 The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
The water swirled over me so I couldn't breathe; the deep sucked me down; seaweed wrapped itself 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 sank down to the base of the mountains; the earth barred me in forever. But you, my Lord, my God, brought me back up from the abyss.
7 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
As my life ebbed away, I remembered the Lord; my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.
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 offer you sacrifices, shouting out my thanks. I will keep my promises to you, for salvation comes from the Lord.”
10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Then the Lord told the fish to spit out Jonah onto the shore.
