☰ JONAH 2
Jonah’s Prayer
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1  1Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God Afrom the stomach of the fish, 2 and he said,
“I Acalled out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the 1depth of BSheol;
You heard my voice.
3 “For You had Acast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current 1engulfed me.
All Your Bbreakers and billows passed over me.
4 “So I said, ‘I have been Aexpelled from 1Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again Btoward Your holy temple.’
5 “AWater encompassed me to the 1point of death.
The great Bdeep 2engulfed me,
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 “I Adescended to the roots of the mountains.
The earth with its Bbars was around me forever,
But You have Cbrought up my life from 1the pit, O Lord my God.
7 “While 1I was Afainting away,
I Bremembered the Lord,
And my Cprayer came to You,
Into DYour holy temple.
8 “Those who Aregard 1vain idols
Forsake their faithfulness,
9 But I will Asacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will Bpay.
CSalvation is from the Lord.”
10 Then the Lord commanded the Afish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
1 2:1 Ch 2:2 in Heb A 2:1 Job 13:15; Ps 130:1, 2; Lam 3:53-56 A 2:2 1 Sam 30:6; Ps 18:4-6; 22:24; 120:1 1 2:2 Lit belly B 2:2 Ps 18:5, 6; 86:13; 88:1-7 A 2:3 Ps 69:1, 2, 14, 15; Lam 3:54 1 2:3 Lit surrounded B 2:3 Ps 42:7 A 2:4 Ps 31:22; Jer 7:15 1 2:4 Lit before Your eyes B 2:4 1 Kin 8:38; 2 Chr 6:38; Ps 5:7 A 2:5 Lam 3:54 1 2:5 Lit soul B 2:5 Ps 69:1, 2 2 2:5 Lit surrounded A 2:6 Ps 18:5; 116:3 B 2:6 Is 38:10; Matt 16:18 C 2:6 Job 33:28; Ps 16:10; 30:3; Is 38:17 1 2:6 Or corruption 1 2:7 Lit my soul...within me A 2:7 Ps 142:3 B 2:7 Ps 77:10, 11; 143:5 C 2:7 2 Chr 30:27; Ps 18:6 D 2:7 Ps 11:4; 65:4; Jon 2:4; Mic 1:2; Hab 2:20 A 2:8 2 Kin 17:15; Ps 31:6; Jer 10:8 1 2:8 Lit empty vanities A 2:9 Ps 50:14, 23; Jer 33:11; Hos 14:2 B 2:9 Job 22:27; Eccl 5:4, 5 C 2:9 Ps 3:8; Is 45:17 A 2:10 Jon 1:17
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