Jonah 2
New International Version - Jonah 2 << | >> 1234 2:1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2:2 He said: 'In my distress I called to the Lord , and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 2:3 You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. 2:4 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.' 2:5 The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. 2:6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God. 2:7 'When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord , and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. 2:8 'Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. 2:9 But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord.' 2:10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.