Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.
2 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)
And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 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.
And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me.
4 I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes; yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
And I said: I am cast away out of the sight of thy eyes: but yet I shall see thy holy temple again.
5 The waters closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around my head.
The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head.
6 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!
I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind; then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple.
8 They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy.
9 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!”
But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord.
10 Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
And the Lord spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonas upon the dry land.
