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1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the sea creature.
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2He said: "I called out to the LORD from the midst of affliction directed at me, and he answered me. From the depths of death I cried out for help; and you heard my cry.
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3You cast me into the deep— into the heart of the sea. Flood waters engulfed me. All your breakers and your waves swirled over me.
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4So I told myself, 'I have been driven away from you. How will I again gaze on your holy Temple?'
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5Flood waters encompassed me, the deep surrounded me while seaweed wrapped around my head.
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6I sank to the roots of the mountains; the earth's prison bars closed around me forever. Yet you resurrect the dead from the Pit, LORD my God!
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7"As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to you in your holy Temple.
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8Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.
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9But as for me, with a voice of thanksgiving I will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance is the LORD's!"
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10Then the LORD spoke to the sea creature, and it spewed Jonah onto the dry land.
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