1Then Jonah prayed unto the lord his God out of the fish’s belly, 2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.by…: or, out of mine afflictionhell: or, the grave 3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.midst: Heb. heart 4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O lord my God.bottoms: Heb. cuttings offcorruption: or, the pit 7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the lord.
10And the lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.