Jonah 2

1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD, his God, out of the fish's belly.NHEB — Jonah 2:1

2 He said, "I called because of my affliction to the LORD. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.NHEB — Jonah 2:2

3 For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your breakers and waves passed over me.NHEB — Jonah 2:3

4 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'NHEB — Jonah 2:4

5 The waters surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep was around me. The end is upon my head.NHEB — Jonah 2:5

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, LORD my God.NHEB — Jonah 2:6

7 "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.NHEB — Jonah 2:7

8 Those who regard worthless things forsake their faithfulness.NHEB — Jonah 2:8

9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD."NHEB — Jonah 2:9

10 The LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.NHEB — Jonah 2:10