Jonah 2

Jonah’s Prayer ¹ Verses 2:1-10 are numbered 2:2-11 in Hebrew text.Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. ²He said,“I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, Hebrew from Sheol. and LORD, you heard me! ³ You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves. ⁴ Then I said, ‘O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’

⁵“I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. ⁶ I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! ⁷ As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. ⁸ Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies. ⁹ But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the LORD alone.”

¹⁰Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.