1Then Jonah prayed
to the LORD
his God
afrom the stomach
of the fish
,
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
.
"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.
"So I said, `I have been aexpelled
from 1Your sight
. Nevertheless
I will look
again
btoward
Your holy
temple
.'
" aWater encompassed
me to the 1point of death
. The great bdeep
2engulfed
me, Weeds
were wrapped
around my head
.
"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
.
"While 1I was afainting away
, I bremembered
the LORD
, And my cprayer
came
to You, Into dYour holy
temple
.
"Those who aregard 1vain
idols
Forsake
their faithfulness
,
But I will asacrifice to You With the voice
of thanksgiving
. That which
I have vowed
I will bpay
. cSalvation
is from the LORD
."
Then the LORD commanded
the afish
, and it vomited
Jonah
up onto
the dry
land
.