JONAH
CHAPTER 2

Jonah's Prayer
¹ From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. ² He said:

"In my distress I called to the LORD ,
and he answered me.
From the depths of the grave ^[1] I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
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.
⁴ I said, 'I have been banished
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.'
⁵ The engulfing waters threatened me, ^[2]
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
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.

⁷ "When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered you, LORD ,
and my prayer rose to you,
to your holy temple.

⁸ "Those who cling to worthless idols
forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
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 ."

¹⁰ And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Footnotes

1. 2:2 Hebrew Sheol
2. 2:5 Or waters were at my throat

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