Jonah 2 - Easy To Read Version

¹ While Jonah was in the fish’s stomach, he prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah said,

² “I was in very bad trouble.\par I called to the Lord for help,\par and he answered me!\par I was deep in the grave. {\cf2\super [8]} \par I cried to you, Lord,\par and you heard my voice!\par

³ “You threw me into the sea.\par Your powerful waves splashed over me.\par I went down, down into the deep sea.\par The water was all around me.\par

⁴ Then I thought,\par ‘Now I must go where you cannot see me.’\par But I continued looking to your holy temple {\cf2\super [9]} for help.\par

⁵ “The seawater closed over me.\par The water covered my mouth,\par and I could not breathe. {\cf2\super [10]} \par I went down, down into the deep sea.\par Seaweed wrapped around my head.\par

⁶ I was at the bottom of the sea,\par the place where mountains begin.\par I thought I was locked in this prison forever.\par But the Lord my God took me out\par of my grave!\par God, you gave me life again!\par

⁷ “My soul gave up all hope.\par But then I remembered the Lord.\par Lord, I prayed to you.\par And you heard my prayers in your holy temple. {\cf2\super [11]} \par

⁸ “Some people worship useless idols.\par But those statues never help them. {\cf2\super [12]} \par

⁹ Salvation comes only from the Lord!\par “Lord, I will give sacrifices to you,\par and I will praise and thank you.\par I will make special promises to you,\par and I will do the things I promise.”\par

¹⁰ Then the Lord spoke to the fish. And the fish vomited Jonah out of its stomach onto the dry land.