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