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Jonah 2

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1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,
1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
2 saying, "I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.
2 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 you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.
3 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 Then I said, 'I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.'
4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
6 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 life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
7 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.
8 “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.
9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!"
9 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 the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
10 And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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