Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to YHWH, his God, out of the fish's belly.
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
2 He said, "I called because of my affliction to YHWH. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. 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 For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your breakers and waves passed over 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 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will 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 The waters surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep was around me. The end is upon my head.
The waters closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, YHWH my God.
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 fainted within me, I remembered YHWH. My prayer came in 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 Those who regard worthless things forsake their faithfulness.
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to YHWH."
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 YHWH spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
