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2 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish 2 and said,
“I[a] called out to the Lord from my distress,
and he answered me;[b]
from the belly of Sheol[c] I cried out for help,
and you heard my prayer.[d]
3 You threw me[e] into the deep waters,[f]
into the middle[g] of the sea;[h]
the ocean current[i] engulfed[j] me;
all the mighty waves[k] you sent[l] swept[m] over me.[n]
4 I thought[o] I had been banished from your sight[p]
and that I would never again[q] see your holy temple.[r]
5 Water engulfed me up to my neck;[s]
the deep ocean[t] surrounded me;
seaweed[u] was wrapped around my head.
6 I went down[v] to the very bottoms[w] of the mountains;[x]
the gates[y] of the netherworld[z] barred me in[aa] forever,[ab]
but you brought me[ac] up from the Pit,[ad] O Lord, my God.
7 When my life[ae] was ebbing away,[af] I called out to[ag] the Lord.
And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.[ah]
8 Those who worship[ai] worthless idols[aj] forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.[ak]
9 But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration[al] of praise;[am]
I will surely do[an] what I have promised.[ao]
Salvation[ap] belongs to the Lord!”[aq]
10 Then the Lord commanded[ar] the fish and it vomited Jonah out onto dry land.