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Jonah 2:1–2

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And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish 2and said,

“I called from my distressa to Yahweh,

and he answered me;

from the belly of Sheolb I cried for help—

you heard my voice.

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Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “from distress for me”
  2. b“Sheol” is a Hebrew term for the place where the dead reside (i.e. the Underworld)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying,

“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,

and he answered me;

out of the belly of Sheol I cried,

and you heard my voice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said:

“In my distress I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,

and you listened to my cry.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

I called to the Lord in my distress,

and he answered me.

I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol;

you heard my voice.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. He said,

“I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble,

and he answered me.

I called to you from the land of the dead,

and Lord, you heard me!

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, And said,

I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me;

Out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.