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Jonah 2

Jonah's Prayer

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 1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God  afrom the stomach of the fish,

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and he said, "I  acalled out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the  1depth of  bSheol; You heard my voice.

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"For You had  acast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current  1engulfed me. All Your  bbreakers and billows passed over me.

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"So I said, `I have been  aexpelled from  1Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again  btoward Your holy temple.'

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aWater encompassed me to the  1point of death. The great  bdeep  2engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.

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"I  adescended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its  bbars was around me forever, But You have  cbrought up my life from  1the pit, O LORD my God.

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"While  1I was  afainting away, I  bremembered the LORD, And my  cprayer came to You, Into  dYour holy temple.

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"Those who  aregard  1vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,

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But I will  asacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will  bpay.  cSalvation is from the LORD."

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Then the LORD commanded the  afish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.



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