< Jonah 2 >

1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah 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 you heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
and said: — I cried by reason of my distress to Jehovah, And he heard me: Out of the depth of the under-world I cried, And thou didst hear my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For you had cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all your billows and your waves passed over me.
Thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea, And the flood compassed me about; All thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.
And I said, “I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again to thy holy temple!”
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters compassed me about, even to the life, The deep enclosed me round about; Sea-weeds were bound around my head;
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet have you brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
I sank down to the foundations of the mountains; The bars of the earth were about me forever; Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah, my God!
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto you, into your holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah, And my prayer came to thee, To thy holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
They that honor lying vanities forsake their mercy;
9 But I will sacrifice unto you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed; Salvation is from Jehovah.
10 And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it cast out Jonah upon the dry land.

< Jonah 2 >