Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
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 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 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.
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 I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes; yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
Then I said, I am cast out of your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.
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 depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about 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 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 fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind; then my prayer came to you, to your 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 give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
They that observe lying 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 will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of 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 Jonah on the dry land.
