Jonah 2
1 THEN Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest 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 thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves 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 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy 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 compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about 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 bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought 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 fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
As my life ebbed away, I remembered the Lord; my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of 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 spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Then the Lord told the fish to spit out Jonah onto the shore.
