1 T hen Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly,

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,

2 A nd said, I cried out of my distress to the Lord, and He heard me; out of the belly of Sheol cried I, and You heard my voice.

and said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

3 F or You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your waves and Your billows passed over me.

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

4 T hen I said, I have been cast out of Your presence and Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.

Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

5 T he waters compassed me about, even to life; the abyss surrounded me, the seaweed was wrapped about my head.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

6 I went down to the bottoms and the very roots of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed behind me forever. Yet You have brought up my life from the pit and corruption, O Lord my God.

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

7 W hen my soul fainted upon me, I earnestly and seriously remembered the Lord; and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple.

When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

8 T hose who pay regard to false, useless, and worthless idols forsake their own mercy and loving-kindness.

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

9 B ut as for me, I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation and deliverance belong to the Lord!

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

10 A nd the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.