1 But the Lord sent a great fish to swallow Jonah, and he remained in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2 Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish:
3 Out of my distress I called to the Lord,and he answered me;From the womb of Sheol I cried for help,and you heard my voice.
4 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea,and the flood enveloped me;All your breakers and your billowspassed over me.
5 Then I said, “I am banished from your sight!How will I again look upon your holy temple?”
6 The waters surged around me up to my neck;the deep enveloped me;seaweed wrapped around my head.
7 I went down to the roots of the mountains;to the land whose bars closed behind me forever,But you brought my life up from the pit,O Lord, my God.
8 When I became faint,I remembered the Lord;My prayer came to youin your holy temple.
9 Those who worship worthless idolsabandon their hope for mercy.
10 But I, with thankful voice,will sacrifice to you;What I have vowed I will pay:deliverance is from the Lord.
11 Then the Lord commanded the fish to vomit Jonah upon dry land.