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

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,

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 he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard 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 You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows 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.

“So I said, ‘I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

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

“ Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around 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 descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, 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.

“While I was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.

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

“Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,

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 to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the Lord.”

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

Then the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.