Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
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)
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 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.
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 And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see 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 were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.
The water swirled over me so I couldn't breathe; the deep sucked me down; seaweed wrapped itself 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.
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 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 ebbed away, I remembered the Lord; my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
8 The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.
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 will offer you sacrifices, shouting out my thanks. I will keep my promises to you, for salvation comes from the Lord.”
10 And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.
Then the Lord told the fish to spit out Jonah onto the shore.
