Jonah 2
1 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God, out of the belly of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
2 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)
And he said: I called out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 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.
For Thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all Thy waves and Thy billows passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am driven out, away from your sight; How will I ever again look towards your holy temple?
And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy holy temple.
5 The waters surrounded me, the great deep engulfed me, the sea weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 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.
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars closed upon me for ever; yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
7 As my life slipped away, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer reached you, in your holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in unto Thee, into Thy holy temple.
8 Those who worship worthless idols abandon their own mercy,
They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 but I will sacrifice to you with loud thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is the Lord’s.
But I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of thanksgiving; that which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD.
10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it threw up Jonah upon the dry land.
And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
