Jonas 2
1 And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the whale,
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
2 and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he listened to me, [even] to my cry out of the belly of hell: you heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
He said, “I called out to Yahweh about my distress and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help! You heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 You did cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all your billows and your waves have passed upon me.
You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me; all your waves and billows passed over me.
4 And I said, I am cast out of your presence: shall I indeed look again toward your holy temple?
I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes; yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
5 Water was poured around me to the soul: the lowest deep compassed me, my head went down
The waters closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 to the clefts of the mountains; I went down into the earth, whose bars are the everlasting barriers: yet, O Lord my God, let my ruined life be restored.
I went down to the bases of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed upon me forever. Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God!
7 When my soul was failing me, I remembered the Lord; and may my prayer come to you into your holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind; then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
8 They that observe vanities and lies have forsaken their own mercy.
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of praise and thanksgiving: all that I have vowed I will pay to you, the Lord of [my] salvation.
But as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I have vowed. Salvation comes from Yahweh!”
10 And the whale was commanded by the Lord, and it cast up Jonas on the dry [land].
Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
