Jonah 2

1Now the Lord commanded a huge sea creature to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the sea creature three days and three nights.

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2And from the belly of the sea creature, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God,

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3and said: 'I cried out in my affliction to the Lord, my God, And He heard my voice; Out of the belly of Hades, You heard the cry of my voice.

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4You cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, And rivers encompassed me; All Your surging waters and Your waves passed over me.

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5And I said, 'I have been driven away from Your sight; Shall I again look with favor toward Your holy temple?'

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6Water is poured over me to my soul; The lowest depth encircled me; My head plunged into the clefts of the mountains.

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7I descended into the earth, The bars of which are everlasting barriers; Yet let my life ascend from corruption, O Lord, my God.

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8When my soul was failing from me, I remembered the Lord. May my prayer be brought to You, into Your holy temple.

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9Those who follow vanity and lies forsake their own mercy.

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10But with a voice of thanksgiving and praise, I will sacrifice to You. As much as I vowed, I shall offer up to You, To You, the Lord of Deliverance.'

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11Then the Lord commanded the sea creature, and it cast up Jonah onto the dry land.

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