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2 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly. 2And 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.

3For 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.

4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes;

Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul;

The deep was round about me;

The weeds were wrapped about my head.

6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains;

The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever:

Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.

7When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah;

And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.

8They that regard lying vanities

Forsake their own mercy.

9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving;

I will pay that which I have vowed.

Salvation is of Jehovah.

10And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

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The ASV has long been regarded by many scholars as the most literal English translation since the King James Version—maybe the most literal translation ever. This has made the translation very popular for careful English Bible study, but not for ease of reading. While the KJV was translated entirely from “western manuscripts,” the ASV 1901 was influenced also by the older “eastern manuscripts” that form the basis for most of our modern English translations. Because the ASV 1901 is very difficult to find in print, Logos is pleased to be able to preserve and distribute this significant work. This is an excellent choice for comparative English study.

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