Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
Jonah 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 said: I cried out of my distress, to the Lord and he answered me; out of the midst of Sheol I cried aloud, 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 cast me into the deep, into heart of the seas, and the great flood rolled about me; all your breakers 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 driven out, away from your sight; How will I ever again look towards 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 surrounded me, the great deep engulfed me, the sea 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 roots of the mountains; the prison of the earth closed over me forever. Yet you brought up my life from destruction, 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.
As my life slipped away, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer reached you, in your holy temple.
8 They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
Those who worship worthless idols abandon 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 loud thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is the Lord’s.
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 threw up Jonah upon the dry land.
