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1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish.
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Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish:
2 He said, “I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me!
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"I called out to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the belly of the underworld I cried out for help; you have heard my voice.
3 You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.
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You had cast me into the depths in the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounds me. All your strong waves and rushing water passed over me.
4 Then I said, ‘O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’
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So I said, ‘I have been driven away from your sight. Will I ever again look on your holy temple?
5 “I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head.
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Waters have grasped me to the point of death; the deep surrounds me. Seaweed is wrapped around my head
6 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!
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at the base of the undersea mountains. I have sunk down to the underworld; its bars held me with no end in sight. But you brought me out of the pit.'
7 As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD . And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple.
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When my endurance was weakening, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
8 Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies.
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Those deceived by worthless things lose their chance for mercy.
9 But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the LORD alone.”
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But me, I will offer a sacrifice to you with a voice of thanks. That which I have promised, I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!"
10 Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.
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Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto the dry land.
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