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 encompassed me, even to the soul: the depth inclosed me on every side, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

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

And he prayed to 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 to Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest of the evil.