1 T hen Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly.

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

2 A nd he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.

saying, “I called out to the Lord because of my trouble, and He answered me. I cried for help from the place of the dead, and You heard my voice.

3 F or thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.

You threw me into the deep waters, to the very bottom of the sea. A flood was all around me and all Your waves passed over me.

4 A nd I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

Then I said, ‘I have been sent away from Your eyes. But I will look again toward Your holy house.’

5 T he waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.

Waters closed in over me. The sea was all around me. Weeds were around my head.

6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.

I went down to the roots of the mountains. The walls of the earth were around me forever. But You have brought me up from the grave, O Lord my God.

7 W hen my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.

While I was losing all my strength, I remembered the Lord. And my prayer came to You, into Your holy house.

8 T hey that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.

Those who worship false gods have given up their faith in You.

9 B ut I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.

But I will give gifts in worship to You with a thankful voice. I will give You what I have promised. The Lord is the One Who saves.”

10 A nd Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the dry land.