And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish
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and said, “I called from my distress to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help— you heard my voice.
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And you threw me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the sea currents surrounded me; all your breakers and your surging waves passed over me.
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And I said, ‘I am banished from your sight; how will I continue to look on your holy temple?’
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The
waters encompassed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
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I went down to the foundations of the mountains; the Underworld—its bars were around me forever. But you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.
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When my life was ebbing away from me, I remembered Yahweh, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
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Those who worship vain idols forsake their loyal love.
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But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverancebelongs to Yahweh!”
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And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.