Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.
2 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)
And he said: “I cried out to the Lord from my tribulation, and he heeded me. From the belly of hell, I cried out, and you heeded my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 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.
And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me.
4 I said to myself, ‘The Lord has banished me from his sight. Will I ever see your holy Temple again?’
And I said: I am expelled from the sight of your eyes. Yet, truly, I will see your holy temple again.
5 The water swirled over me so I couldn't breathe; the deep sucked me down; seaweed wrapped itself around my head.
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head.
6 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.
I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God.
7 As my life ebbed away, I remembered the Lord; my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
When my soul was in anguish within me, I called to mind the Lord, so that my prayer might come to you, to your holy temple.
8 Those who worship worthless idols give up their trust in God's goodness.
Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy.
9 But I will offer you sacrifices, shouting out my thanks. I will keep my promises to you, for salvation comes from the Lord.”
But I, with a voice of praise, will sacrifice to you. I will repay whatever I have vowed to the Lord, because of my salvation.”
10 Then the Lord told the fish to spit out Jonah onto the shore.
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
