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New International Version NIV
1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly.
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From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
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.
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He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.
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.
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You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
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I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
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The engulfing waters threatened me,the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 I 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.
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To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit.
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
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“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
8 They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.
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“Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
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But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the LORD.’ ”
10 And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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