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1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
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1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
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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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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 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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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 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet 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 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was 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 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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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 "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to 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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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
