| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, | 1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish, |
| 2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. | 2and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. |
| 3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. | 3"For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows passed over me. |
| 4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. | 4"So I said, 'I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.' |
| 5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. | 5"Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. |
| 6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. | 6"I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. |
| 7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. | 7"While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple. |
| 8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. | 8"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness, |
| 9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. | 9But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD." |
| 10And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. | 10Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land. |
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