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1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, |
2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. |
3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. |
4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ |
5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. |
6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! |
7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. |
8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. |
9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!” |
10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. |
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