Jonah 2 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Jonah’s Prayer

2 [a]Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God (A)from the stomach of the fish, 2 and he said,

“I (B)called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the [b]depth of (C)Sheol;
You heard my voice.
3 “For You had (D)cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current [c]engulfed me.
All Your (E)breakers and billows passed over me.
4 “So I said, ‘I have been (F)expelled from [d]Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again (G)toward Your holy temple.’
5 (H)Water encompassed me to the [e]point of death.
The great (I)deep [f]engulfed me,
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 “I (J)descended to the roots of the mountains.
The earth with its (K)bars was around me forever,
But You have (L)brought up my life from [g]the pit, O Lord my God.
7 “While [h]I was (M)fainting away,
I (N)remembered the Lord,
And my (O)prayer came to You,
Into (P)Your holy temple.
8 “Those who (Q)regard [i]vain idols
Forsake their faithfulness,
9 But I will (R)sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will (S)pay.
(T)Salvation is from the Lord.”

10 Then the Lord commanded the (U)fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.

Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:1 Ch 2:2 in Heb
  2. Jonah 2:2 Lit belly
  3. Jonah 2:3 Lit surrounded
  4. Jonah 2:4 Lit before Your eyes
  5. Jonah 2:5 Lit soul
  6. Jonah 2:5 Lit surrounded
  7. Jonah 2:6 Or corruption
  8. Jonah 2:7 Lit my soul...within me
  9. Jonah 2:8 Lit empty vanities

Cross references

  1. Jonah 2:1 : Job 13:15; Ps 130:1, 2; Lam 3:53-56
  2. Jonah 2:2 : 1 Sam 30:6; Ps 18:4-6; 22:24; 120:1
  3. Jonah 2:2 : Ps 18:5, 6; 86:13; 88:1-7
  4. Jonah 2:3 : Ps 69:1, 2, 14, 15; Lam 3:54
  5. Jonah 2:3 : Ps 42:7
  6. Jonah 2:4 : Ps 31:22; Jer 7:15
  7. Jonah 2:4 : 1 Kin 8:38; 2 Chr 6:38; Ps 5:7
  8. Jonah 2:5 : Lam 3:54
  9. Jonah 2:5 : Ps 69:1, 2
  10. Jonah 2:6 : Ps 18:5; 116:3
  11. Jonah 2:6 : Is 38:10; Matt 16:18
  12. Jonah 2:6 : Job 33:28; Ps 16:10; 30:3; Is 38:17
  13. Jonah 2:7 : Ps 142:3
  14. Jonah 2:7 : Ps 77:10, 11; 143:5
  15. Jonah 2:7 : 2 Chr 30:27; Ps 18:6
  16. Jonah 2:7 : Ps 11:4; 65:4; Jon 2:4; Mic 1:2; Hab 2:20
  17. Jonah 2:8 : 2 Kin 17:15; Ps 31:6; Jer 10:8
  18. Jonah 2:9 : Ps 50:14, 23; Jer 33:11; Hos 14:2
  19. Jonah 2:9 : Job 22:27; Eccl 5:4, 5
  20. Jonah 2:9 : Ps 3:8; Is 45:17
  21. Jonah 2:10 : Jon 1:17