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Jonah 2New International Version\n

2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:

\u201cIn my distress I called to the Lord,
\n and he answered me.
\nFrom deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
\n and you listened to my cry.
\n3 You hurled me into the depths,
\n into the very heart of the seas,
\n and the currents swirled about me;
\nall your waves and breakers
\n swept over me.
\n4 I said, \u2018I have been banished
\n from your sight;
\nyet I will look again
\n toward your holy temple.\u2019
\n5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]
\n the deep surrounded me;
\n seaweed was wrapped around my head.
\n6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
\n the earth beneath barred me in forever.
\nBut you, Lord my God,
\n brought my life up from the pit.

7 \u201cWhen my life was ebbing away,
\n I remembered you, Lord,
\nand my prayer rose to you,
\n to your holy temple.

8 \u201cThose who cling to worthless idols
\n turn away from God\u2019s love for them.
\n9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,
\n will sacrifice to you.
\nWhat I have vowed I will make good.
\n I will say, \u2018Salvation comes from the Lord.\u2019\u201d

10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.