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1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,
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1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
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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.
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2 He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.
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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.
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3 You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
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4 "So I said, 'I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.'
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4 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'
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5 "Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.
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5 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
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6 "I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
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6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O LORD my God.
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7 "While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.
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7 "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
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8 "Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,
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8 "Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
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9 But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD."
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9 But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the LORD."
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10 Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
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10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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