Jonah 2

JONAH’S PRAYER

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

²I called to the Lord in my distress,^ak

and he answered me.

I cried out for help from deep inside^A Sheol;^al

you heard my voice.^am

³When you threw me into the depths,^an

into the heart of the seas,^ao

the current^B overcame me.

All your breakers and your billows swept over me.^ap

⁴And I said, “I have been banished^aq

from your sight,^ar

yet I will look once more^C

toward your holy temple.^as

⁵The water engulfed me up to the neck;^Dat

the watery depths overcame me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.^au

⁶I sank to the foundations of the mountains,^av

the earth’s gates shut behind me forever!^aw

Then you raised my life^ax from the Pit, Lord my God!^ay

⁷As my life was fading away,^a

I remembered the Lord,^b

and my prayer came to you,^c

to your holy temple.^d

⁸Those who cherish worthless idols^e

abandon their faithful love,^f

⁹but as for me, I will sacrifice^g to you

with a voice of thanksgiving.^h

I will fulfillⁱ what I have vowed.

Salvation^E belongs to the Lord.^j

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