2:1 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.
2:2 He said the following: In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the belly of the grave I cried out, and you heard my voice.
2:3 You threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas. The currents swept around me. All your breakers and your waves swept over me.
2:4 I said, “I have been driven away from your sight. Nevertheless, I will once again look toward your holy temple.”
2:5 Waters engulfed me so that I was near death. The deep surrounded me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
2:6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down. The earth locked me behind its bars forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord, my God.
2:7 When my life was ebbing away, I remembered the Lord. My prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
2:8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake the mercy that is theirs.
2:9 But I, with a shout of thanksgiving, will indeed sacrifice to you. What I have vowed, I will certainly pay in full. Salvation belongs to the Lord!
2:10 Then the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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