Jonah 2
1 Then prayed Jonah, unto Yahweh, his God, —out of the belly of the fish;
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
2 and said—I cried—out of my distress—unto Yahweh, and he answered me, —Out of the belly of hades, called I, Thou didst hear my voice. (Sheol h7585)
And said, I cried by reason of my affliction to the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and you heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For thou hast cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and, a flood, enveloped me, —All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, passed.
For you had cast me into the deep, in the middle of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all your billows and your waves passed over me.
4 And, I, said, I am driven out from before thine eyes, —Yet will I again have regard unto thy holy temple:
Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.
5 The waters, encompassed me, to the peril of my life, The roaring deep, enveloped me, —The sea-weed, was wrapped about my head:
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 To the roots of the mountains, went I down, As for the earth, her bars, were about me, age-abidingly, —Then didst thou bring up—out of the pit—my life, O Yahweh my God.
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.
7 When my soul, darkened itself over me, Yahweh, I remembered, —and my prayer, came in unto thee, unto thy holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
8 They who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But, I, with the voice of praise, will sacrifice unto thee, What I have vowed, I will pay, —Salvation, belongeth to Yahweh!
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
10 So then Yahweh spake unto the fish, —and it vomited out Jonah, upon the dry land.
And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
