Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God, out of 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)
and said: I cried out of my distress, to the Lord and he answered me; out of the midst of Sheol I cried aloud, and you heard my voice. (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.
For you cast me into the deep, into heart of the seas, and the great flood rolled about me; all your breakers and your waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
Then I said, I am driven out, away from your sight; How will I ever again look towards your 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 surrounded me, the great deep engulfed me, the sea weeds were wrapped about 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 went down to the roots of the mountains; the prison of the earth closed over me forever. Yet you brought up my life from destruction, O Lord my God.
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 slipped away, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer reached you, in your holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who worship worthless idols abandon their own mercy,
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 sacrifice to you with loud thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is the Lord’s.
10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it threw up Jonah upon the dry land.
