Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
2 In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice. (Sheol h7585)
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)
3 For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.
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.
4 And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
5 The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.
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!
7 When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
8 The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
9 But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
10 And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
