The Word Am I

The Prophet Jonah

Geneva Bible :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 2 -

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Then Ionah prayed vnto the Lord his God out of the fishes belly,
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And said, I cryed in mine affliction vnto the Lord, and he heard me: out of the bellie of hell cryed I, and thou heardest my voyce.
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For thou haddest cast me into the bottome in the middes of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy surges, and all thy waues passed ouer me.
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Then I saide, I am cast away out of thy sight: yet will I looke againe towarde thine holy Temple.
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The waters compassed me about vnto the soule: the depth closed me rounde about, and the weedes were wrapt about mine head.
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I went downe to the bottome of the moutaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer, yet hast thou brought vp my life from the pit, O Lord my God.
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When my soule fainted within me, I remembred the Lord: and my prayer came vnto thee, into thine holy Temple.
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They that waite vpon lying vanities, forsake their owne mercie.
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But I will sacrifice vnto thee with the voice of thankesgiuing, and will pay that that I haue vowed: saluation is of the Lord.
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And the Lord spake vnto the fish, and it cast out Ionah vpon the dry lande.
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Then Jonah prayed to the LORD, his God, out of the fish’s belly.
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He said,I called because of my affliction to the LORD. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol(a) I cried. You heard my voice.
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For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.
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I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
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The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
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I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, LORD my God.
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When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
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Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.
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But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.”
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Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.

Footnotes

(a)2:2 Sheol is the place of the dead.