Jonah 2:1–3
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:
“In my distress I calleda to the Lord,b
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the deadc I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
3 You hurled me into the depths,d
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your wavese and breakers
swept over me.f
Jonah 2:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 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.
3 For you cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
all your waves and your billows
passed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, 2 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.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas;
And the floods compassed me about:
All thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. 2 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!
3 You threw me into the ocean depths,
and I sank down to the heart of the sea.
The mighty waters engulfed me;
I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.
Jonah 2:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said:
“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
And He answered me.
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
3 For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 While Jonah was inside the fish, he prayed to the Lord his God and said,
2 “When I was in danger,
I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
I was about to die,
so I cried to you,
and you heard my voice.
3 You threw me into the sea,
down, down into the deep sea.
The water was all around me,
and your powerful waves flowed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly. 2 And he said,
I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah,
And he answered me;
Out of the belly of Sheol cried I,
And thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas,
And the flood was round about me;
All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly; 2 and he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
2 Jonah prayed:
“I called to the Lord in my distress,
and he answered me.
From the depths of my ⸤watery⸥ grave I cried for help,
and you heard my cry.
3 You threw me into the deep, into the depths of the sea,
and water surrounded me.
All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish:
2 I called to the Lord in my distress,
and He answered me.
I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol;
You heard my voice.
3 You threw me into the depths,
into the heart of the seas,
and the current overcame me.
All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,
“I called to the Lord out of my distress,
and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and you heard my voice.
3 You cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
all your waves and your billows
passed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish 2 and said,
“I called from my distress to Yahweh,
and he answered me;
from the belly of Sheol I cried for help—
you heard my voice.
3 And you threw me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the sea currents surrounded me;
all your breakers and your surging waves
passed over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said,
“When I was in trouble, I called out to you.
And you answered me.
When I had almost drowned,
I called out for help.
And you listened to my cry.
3 You threw me into the Mediterranean Sea.
I was in the middle of its waters.
They were all around me.
All of your rolling waves
were sweeping over me.
Jonah 2:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,
2 and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.
3 “For You had cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current engulfed me.
All Your breakers and billows passed over me.