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| [1]THEN Jonah prayed before the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying, |
[1]Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, |
| [2]I cried to the LORD in my distress and he answered me; out of the depths of Sheol cried I, and thou heardest my voice. |
[2]And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. |
| [3]For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the sea; and the flood compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves have passed over me. |
[3]For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. |
| [4]Then I said, I am cast afar out of thy sight; yet now I will see again thy holy temple. |
[4]Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. |
| [5]The waters engulfed me, even to the soul; the depth closed me round about, my head lay at the bottom of the sea. |
[5]The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. |
| [6]I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth shut up its bars against me for ever; yet thou hast brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. |
[6]I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. |
| [7]When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple. |
[7]When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. |
| [8]All those who revere false idols forsake thy mercy. |
[8]They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. |
| [9]But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay the things that I have vowed, as a reward for the LORD |
[9]But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. |
| [10]And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land |
[10]And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. |