KJ3 Literal Translation
Jonah 2
Jonah prays. He is delivered from the fish.
1And Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God out of the belly of the fish.
2And he said, I cried out to Jehovah from my distress. And He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried out, and You heard my voice.
3For You cast me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the current surrounded me; all Your breakers and Your waves passed over me.
4And I said, I am cast off from Your eyes; only I will again look to Your holy temple.
5Waters encompassed me to my soul; the depths closed around me; seaweed was bound to my head.
6I went down to the bases of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me forever. But You brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
7When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; and my prayer came to You, to Your holy temple.
8Those who pay heed to vanities of idolatry forsake their mercy;
9but I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Jehovah!
10And Jehovah spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out onto the dry land.
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