LEB - Jonah - 2

2:1  And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish

2:2  and said, “I called ⌞from my distress⌟ to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help— you heard my voice.

2:3  And you threw me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the sea currents surrounded me; all your breakers and your surging waves passed over me.

2:4  And I said, ‘I am banished from your sight; how ⌞will I continue to look⌟ ⌞on your holy temple⌟?’

2:5  The waters encompassed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

2:6  I went down to the foundations of the mountains; the Underworld—its bars were around me forever. But you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.

2:7  When my life was ebbing away from me, I remembered Yahweh, and my prayer came to you, ⌞to your holy temple⌟.

2:8  Those who worship vain idols forsake their loyal love.

2:9  But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverance belongs to Yahweh!”

2:10  And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.