Jonah’s Prayer 1 ULT And Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the abdomen of the fish. BSB BSB: From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
2 ULT And he said,“I cried out to Yahweh from my distress, and he answered me. From the belly of Sheol I cried out; you heard my voice. BSB BSB: saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
3 ULT Now you had cast me{ to} the deep, into the heart of the seas, and a current surrounded me; all your billows and your waves passed over me. BSB BSB: For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
4 ULT But I, I said,‘I have been driven out from before your eyes; yet I might again look toward the temple of your holiness.’ BSB BSB: At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
5 ULT Water had closed around me even as far as life, the deep was surrounding me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. BSB BSB: The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 ULT I had gone down to the bases of the mountains. The earth, its bars{ were} around me forever, but you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God! BSB BSB: To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
7 ULT When my life fainted upon me, I remembered Yahweh and my prayer came to you, to the temple of your holiness. BSB BSB: As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
8 ULT Those who give attention to vanities of worthlessness forsake their covenant faithfulness. BSB BSB: Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
9 ULT But I, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh!” BSB BSB: But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
10 ULT And Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto the dry land. BSB BSB: And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.