1 A nd Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.

2 a nd he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice.

And he said: “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice.

3 F or thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.

For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

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

Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

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

The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head.

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

I went down to the moorings of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet You have brought up my life from the pit, 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.

“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple.

8 T hey that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

“Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy.

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 sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.”

10 A nd Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry.

So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.