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 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.

and said, I cried by reason of my tribulation unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice.

3 F or 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.

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 sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

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

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

I descended to the roots of the mountains; the earth put her bars about me for ever; yet thou hast brought up my life out of the grave, O LORD my God.

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

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer entered in unto thee in thy holy temple.

8 “ Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their own Mercy.

Those that observe lying vanities forsake his mercy.

9 B ut I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what 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; that saving comes of the LORD.

10 S o the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

¶ And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.