| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish, |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4"So I said, 'I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.' |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5"Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7"While I was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8"Those who regard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness, |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is from the LORD." |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land. |
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