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