Thematic Bible
Jonah 2:1 (show verse)
And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the belly of the fish
Jonah 2:2 (show verse)
and said, "I called {from my distress} to Yahweh, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried for help-- you heard my voice.
Jonah 2:3 (show verse)
And you threw me [into the] deep, into the heart of [the] seas, and [the] sea currents surrounded me; all your breakers and your surging waves passed over me.
Jonah 2:4 (show verse)
And I said, 'I am banished from your sight; how {will I continue to look} {on your holy temple}?'
Jonah 2:5 (show verse)
[The] waters encompassed me up to [my] neck; [the] deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
Jonah 2:6 (show verse)
I went down to the foundations of [the] mountains; the Underworld--its bars [were] around me forever. But you brought up my life from [the] pit, Yahweh my God.
Jonah 2:7 (show verse)
When my life was ebbing away from me, I remembered Yahweh, and my prayer came to you, {to your holy temple}.
Jonah 2:8 (show verse)
Those who worship vain idols forsake their loyal love.
Jonah 2:9 (show verse)
But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Deliverance [belongs] to Yahweh!"
Jonah 2:10 (show verse)
And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out on the dry land.