Jonah 2

Revised Geneva Translation

2 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,

² and said, “I cried to the LORD in my affliction and He heard me. Out of the belly of hell I cried. You heard my voice.

³ “For You had cast me into the bottom, in the midst of the sea. And the floods surrounded me. All Your surges and all Your waves passed over me.

⁴ “Then I said, “I am cast away, out of Your sight. Yet, I will look once again toward Your Holy Temple.

⁵ “The waters surrounded me, to the soul. The depth closed me all around; and the weeds were wrapped around my head.

⁶ “I went down to the bottom of the mountains. The Earth, with her bars, was around me forever. Still, You have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.

⁷ “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to You into Your Holy Temple.

⁸ “Those who observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

⁹ “But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; and will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD.”

¹⁰ And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it cast out Jonah upon the dry land.