Jonah's Prayer
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Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,
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saying, 1"I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; 2out of the belly of Sheol I cried, 3and you heard my voice.
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4For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; 5all your waves and your billows passed over me.
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8The waters closed in over me 9to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head
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at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
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When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, 10and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
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13But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. 14Salvation belongs to the LORD!"
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And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)