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 mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest 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 look again toward thy holy temple.

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 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.

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 came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

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

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own 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 that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

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

And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.