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

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

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, Into thy holy temple.

And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Ah, Jehovah, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I was minded to flee at first unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.