< Jonah 2 >

1 And he prayed Jonah to Yahweh God his from [the] inward parts of the fish.
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
2 And he said I called from distress of me to Yahweh and he answered me from [the] belly of Sheol I cried for help you heard voice my. (Sheol h7585)
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)
3 And you have thrown me [the] deep in [the] heart of [the] seas and a river it surrounds me all breakers your and waves your over me they have passed.
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.
4 And I I said I have been driven away from before eyes your nevertheless I will repeat to look to [the] temple of holiness your.
Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 They have encompassed me waters to [the] neck [the] deep it surrounds me rush[es] [is] wrapped round to head my.
The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 To extremities of mountains I went down the earth bars its [were] behind me for ever and you brought up from [the] pit life my O Yahweh God my.
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.
7 When fainted away on me life my Yahweh I remembered and it came to you prayer my to [the] temple of holiness your.
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 [those who] pay regard Vanities of nothingness loyalty their they abandon.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 And I with a voice of thanksgiving I will sacrifice to you [that] which I have vowed I will fulfill rescue [belongs] to Yahweh.
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation [is] of the LORD.
10 And he spoke Yahweh to the fish and it vomited up Jonah to the dry land.
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].

< Jonah 2 >