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Jonah 2
New International Version

2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:

“In my distress I called(A) to the Lord,(B)
and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead(C) I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
3 You hurled me into the depths,(D)
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves(E) and breakers
swept over me.(F)
4 I said, ‘I have been banished
from your sight;(G)
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.’(H)
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.(I)
6 To the roots of the mountains(J) I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
brought my life up from the pit.(K)

7 “When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered(L) you, Lord,
and my prayer(M) rose to you,
to your holy temple.(N)

8 “Those who cling to worthless idols(O)
turn away from God’s love for them.
9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,(P)
will sacrifice(Q) to you.
What I have vowed(R) I will make good.
I will say, ‘Salvation(S) comes from the Lord.’”

10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

#### Footnotes

1. Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.
2. Jonah 2:5 Or waters were at my throat

#### Cross references

1. Jonah 2:2 : La 3:55
2. Jonah 2:2 : Ps 18:6; 120:1
3. Jonah 2:2 : Ps 86:13
4. Jonah 2:3 : S Ps 88:6
5. Jonah 2:3 : S 2Sa 22:5
6. Jonah 2:3 : S Ps 42:7
7. Jonah 2:4 : Ps 31:22; Jer 7:15
8. Jonah 2:4 : S 1Ki 8:48
9. Jonah 2:5 : Ps 69:1-2
10. Jonah 2:6 : Job 28:9
11. Jonah 2:6 : S Job 17:16; S 33:18; S Ps 30:3
12. Jonah 2:7 : Ps 77:11-12
13. Jonah 2:7 : 2Ch 30:27
14. Jonah 2:7 : S Ps 11:4; 18:6
15. Jonah 2:8 : S Dt 32:21; S 1Sa 12:21
16. Jonah 2:9 : S Ps 42:4
17. Jonah 2:9 : Ps 50:14, 23; Heb 13:15
18. Jonah 2:9 : S Nu 30:2; Ps 116:14; S Ecc 5:4-5
19. Jonah 2:9 : S Ex 15:2; S Ps 3:8

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