Jonah 2

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

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1Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish:

2“In my great trouble I cried to the Lord and he answered me; from the depths of death I called, and Lord, you heard me!

3You threw me into the ocean depths; I sank down into the floods of waters and was covered by your wild and stormy waves.

4Then I said, 'O Lord, you have rejected me and cast me away. How shall I ever again see your holy Temple?'

5“I sank beneath the waves, and death was very near. The waters closed above me; the seaweed wrapped itself around my head.

6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains that rise from off the ocean floor. I was locked out of life and imprisoned in the land of death. But, O Lord my God, you have snatched me from the yawning jaws of death!

7“When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the Lord. And my earnest prayer went to you in your holy Temple.

8(Those who worship false gods have turned their backs on all the mercies waiting for them from the Lord!)

9“I will never worship anyone but you! For how can I thank you enough for all you have done? I will surely fulfill my promises. For my deliverance comes from the Lord alone.“

10And the Lord ordered the fish to spit up Jonah on the beach, and it did.

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