Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God out of the sea creatures belly.
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God, out of the belly of the fish,
2 And he said, I called because of my affliction to Jehovah, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou 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 For thou 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.
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 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes. Yet I will look again toward thy 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 encompassed me around, even to the soul. The deep was round about me. The weeds were 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 bottoms of the mountains. The earth with its bars closed upon me forever. Yet thou have brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah 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 remembered Jehovah. And my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple.
As my life slipped away, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer reached you, in your holy temple.
8 Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who worship worthless idols abandon their own mercy,
9 But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
but I will sacrifice to you with loud thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is the Lord’s.
10 And Jehovah spoke to the sea creature, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it threw up Jonah upon the dry land.
