[a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said:

“In my distress I called(A) to the Lord,(B)
    and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead(C) I called for help,
    and you listened to my cry.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.

10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

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You hurled me into the depths,(A)
    into the very heart of the seas,
    and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves(B) and breakers
    swept over me.(C)

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