2 And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish 2 and said,
“I called ⌊from my distress⌋a to Yahweh,
and he answered me;
from the belly of Sheolb 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.
4 And I said, ‘I am banishedc
from your sight;
howd ⌊will I continue to look⌋e
⌊on your holy temple⌋?’f
5 The waters encompassed me up to my neck;
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the foundations of the mountains;
the Underworld—its bars were around me forever.
But you brought up my life from the pit,
Yahweh my God.
7 When my life was ebbing away from me,
I remembered Yahweh,
and my prayer came to you,
⌊to your holy temple⌋.g
8 Those who worship vain idols
forsake their loyal love.h
9 But I, with a voice of thanksgiving,
will sacrifice to you;
I will fulfill what I have vowed.
Deliverancei belongs to Yahweh!”
10 And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.
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