Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.