Jonah 1:15–2:10

15 Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.ae 16 The men were seized by great fear of the Lord,af and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.ag

17 The Lord appointed a great fishah to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.ai

JONAH’S PRAYER

2 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish:aj

2 I called to the Lord in my distress,ak

and he answered me.

I cried out for help from deep insideA Sheol;al

you heard my voice.am

3 When you threw me into the depths,an

into the heart of the seas,ao

the currentB overcame me.

All your breakers and your billows swept over me.ap

4 And I said, “I have been banishedaq

from your sight,ar

yet I will look once moreC

toward your holy temple.as

5 The water engulfed me up to the neck;D,at

the watery depths overcame me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.au

6 I sank to the foundations of the mountains,av

the earth’s gates shut behind me forever!aw

Then you raised my lifeax from the Pit, Lord my God!ay

7 As my life was fading away,a

I remembered the Lord,b

and my prayer came to you,c

to your holy temple.d

8 Those who cherish worthless idolse

abandon their faithful love,f

9 but as for me, I will sacrificeg to you

with a voice of thanksgiving.h

I will fulfilli what I have vowed.

SalvationE belongs to the Lord.j

10 Then the Lord commanded the fish,k and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.