Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God, out of 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 heardest 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 hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods surrounded me: all thy billows and thy waves 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 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; 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 surrounded me, even to the soul: the depth inclosed me on every side, the weeds were wrapped about 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 her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD 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 the LORD: and my prayer came 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 They that observe 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 the LORD.
but I will sacrifice to you with loud thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is the Lord’s.
10 And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it threw up Jonah upon the dry land.
