2:1 From inside the fish's stomach, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
2:2 He said, ‘When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord, and he answered my prayer. Yes, I called out to you for help from the deep hole of death, and you heard my prayer.
2:3 You threw me into the deep water, and I fell into the middle of the sea. The deep water covered me. You sent big waves to roll over me.
2:4 I said to myself, “You have sent me far away from you. Now I will never see your holy temple again.”
2:5 The deep water of the sea covered me, so that my life was in danger. The plants in the sea were all around my head.
2:6 I went very deep in the water, as far as the bottom of the mountains. Deep in the earth, I was in a prison, and its gates had shut for ever. But, Lord, my God, you brought me up from that deep hole.
2:7 When my life was nearly gone, I prayed to you, Lord. In your holy temple, you heard my prayer for help.
2:8 Idols cannot help. People who worship them have turned away from a faithful God.
2:9 But as for me, I will sing to thank you. I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will do everything that I have promised to do. The Lord is the one who saves people!’
2:10 Then the Lord told the great fish to spit Jonah out from its stomach. So it dropped Jonah onto the shore.
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