Jonah 2

Jonah’s Prayer

2Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside ^pthe fish: ^q

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

and He answered me.

I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol; ^s

You heard my voice. ^t

³You threw me into the depths, ^u

into the heart of the seas, ^v

and the current ^wovercame me.

All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me. ^x

⁴But I said: I have been banished ^y

from Your sight, ^z

yet I will look once more ^a

toward Your holy temple. ^b

⁵The waters engulfed me up to the neck; ^cd

the watery depths overcame me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head. ^e

⁶I sank to the foundations of the mountains; ^f

the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever! ^g

But You raised my life ^hfrom the Pit, Lord my God! ⁱ

⁷As my life was fading away, ^j

I remembered Yahweh. ^k

My prayer came to You, ^l

to Your holy temple. ^m

⁸Those who cling to worthless idols ⁿ

forsake faithful love, ^o

⁹but as for me, I will sacrifice ^pto You

with a voice of thanksgiving. ^q

I will fulfill ^rwhat I have vowed.

Salvation ^sis from the Lord! ^t

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