Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2 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] thou heardst my voice. (Sheol h7585)
He began, “In my agony I cried out to the Lord and he answered me; from the depths of Sheol I pleaded for help and you answered me. (Sheol h7585)
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods encompassed me: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
You threw me into the deep, all the way down to the bottom of the sea. Water flooded all around me; your crashing waves rolled over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again towards thy holy temple.
I said to myself, ‘The Lord has banished me from his sight. Will I ever see your holy Temple again?’
5 The waters encompassed me, [even] to the soul: the depth inclosed me on every side, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The water swirled over me so I couldn't breathe; the deep sucked me down; seaweed wrapped itself around my head.
6 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.
I sank down to the base of the mountains; the earth barred me in forever. But you, my Lord, my God, brought me back up from the abyss.
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came to thee, into thy holy temple.
As my life ebbed away, I remembered the Lord; my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.
9 But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay [that] which I have vowed. Salvation [is] of the LORD.
But I will offer you sacrifices, shouting out my thanks. I will keep my promises to you, for salvation comes from the Lord.”
10 And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
Then the Lord told the fish to spit out Jonah onto the shore.
