2:1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,
2:1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,

2:2 saying, "I called to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice.
2:2 saying, "I called to the LORD out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.

2:3 For thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
2:3 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.

2:4 Then I said, `I am cast out from thy presence; how shall I again look upon thy holy temple?'
2:4 Then I said, 'I am driven away from your sight; how shall I look again upon your holy temple?'

2:5 The waters closed in over me, the deep was round about me; weeds were wrapped about my head
2:5 The waters closed in over me; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped around my head

2:6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me for ever; yet thou didst bring up my life from the Pit, O LORD my God.
2:6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the Pit, O LORD my God.

2:7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to thee, into thy holy temple.
2:7 As my life was ebbing away, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.

2:8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their true loyalty.
2:8 Those who worship vain idols forsake their true loyalty.

2:9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to thee; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!"
2:9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance belongs to the LORD!"

2:10 And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
2:10 Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it spewed Jonah out upon the dry land.