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The Prophet Jonah

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- Chapter 2 -

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Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish’s stomach.
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He said, “I called out to Yahweh about my distress and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help! You heard my voice.
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You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me; all your waves and billows passed over me.
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I said, ’I am driven out from before your eyes; yet I will again look toward your holy temple.’
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The waters closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around my head.
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I went down to the bases of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed upon me forever. Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God!
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When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind; then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
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Those who pay attention to useless gods reject your faithfulness toward themselves.
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But as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I have vowed. Salvation comes from Yahweh!”
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Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
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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.