And LORD prepared a great sea creature to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the sea creature three days and three nights.

The waters encompassed me around, even to the soul. The deep was round about me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered LORD. And my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple.

And he prayed to LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hastened to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that thou are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundan