NET Bible

Jonah Prays

^2:1 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish ^2:2 and said,

^2:2 “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer. ^2:3 You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me. ^2:4 I thought I had been banished from your sight and that I would never again see your holy temple. ^2:5 Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. ^2:6 I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever, but you brought me up from the Pit, O Lord, my God. ^2:7 When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the Lord. And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple. ^2:8 Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs. ^2:9 But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise; I will surely do what I have promised. Salvation belongs to the Lord!”

^2:10 Then the Lord commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah out onto dry land.