[1] Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the stomach of the fish, [2] and he said, “I called out of my distress to Yahweh, And He answered me. I cried for help from the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice. [3] “For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current surrounded me. All Your breakers and waves passed over me. [4] “So I said, ‘I have been driven away from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’ [5] “Water encompassed me to my very soul. The great deep surrounded me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. [6] “I went down to the base of the mountains. The earth with its bars closed behind me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O Yahweh my God. [7] “While my soul was fainting within me, I remembered Yahweh, And my prayer came to You, To Your holy temple. [8] “Those who regard worthless idols Forsake their lovingkindness, [9] But as for me, I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to Yahweh.” [10] Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
