1 T hen Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.

¶ Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,

2 H e said, “I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. 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 threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows 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 I said, ‘I have been banished from 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 the soul. The deep was around me. The 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 bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh 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 Yahweh. My prayer came in 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 T hose who regard lying vanities 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 that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.”

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 Y ahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.

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