1 T hen Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,

And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;

2 A nd 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.

and 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.

3 F or 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.

For 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.

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

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

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

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

6 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.

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.

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

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, Into thy holy temple.

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

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

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

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

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

And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry.