Jonah 2
1 And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast 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 And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed 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 am cast away out of the sight of thy eyes: but yet I shall see thy holy temple again.
I said to myself, ‘The Lord has banished me from his sight. Will I ever see your holy Temple again?’
5 The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered 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 lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, 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 was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple.
As my life ebbed away, I remembered the Lord; my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
8 They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy.
Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.
9 But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to 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 spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonas upon the dry land.
Then the Lord told the fish to spit out Jonah onto the shore.
