Jonah 2
2
Jonah's Prayer
1From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:
2When I was in trouble, Lord,
I prayed to you,
and you listened to me.
From deep in the world
of the dead,
I begged for your help,
and you answered my prayer.
3You threw me down
to the bottom of the sea.
The water was churning
all around;
I was completely covered
by your mighty waves.
4I thought I was swept away
from your sight,
never again to see
your holy temple.
5I was almost drowned
by the swirling waters
that surrounded me.
Seaweed had wrapped
around my head.
6I had sunk down deep
below the mountains
beneath the sea.
I knew that forever,
I would be a prisoner there.
But, you, Lord God,
rescued me from that pit.
7When my life was slipping away,
I remembered you—
and in your holy temple
you heard my prayer.
8All who worship worthless idols
turn from the God
who offers them mercy.
9But with shouts of praise,
I will offer a sacrifice
to you, my Lord.
I will keep my promise,
because you are the one
with power to save.
10 #
3 Macc 6.8. The Lord commanded the fish to vomit up Jonah on the shore. And it did.
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Jonah 2
2
1Now Adonai prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah’s Prayer of Distress
2Then Jonah prayed to Adonai his God from the belly of the fish,
3saying: “From my distress I cried to Adonai and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I cried for help and you heard my voice.
4For you hurled me from the deep into the heart of the seas, and currents swirled around me. All your waves and your breakers swept over me.”
5And I said, “I have been banished from before your eyes. Yet I will continue to look toward your holy Temple.”
6Waters surrounded me up to my soul. The deep sea engulfed me— reeds clung to my head.
7To the bottoms of the mountains I went down. The earth with her bars was around me, forever! Yet You brought my life up from the Pit, Adonai my God.
8As my soul was fading from me, I remembered Adonai and my prayer came to You, toward Your holy Temple.
9Those who watch worthless empty things forsake their mercy.
10But I, with a voice of thanks will sacrifice to you. What I vowed, I will pay. Salvation is from Adonai.”
11Then Adonai spoke to the fish and it vomited Jonah onto the dry land.
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