Jonah 2 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹ From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

² He said: ‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.

³ You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.

⁴ I said, “I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again towards your holy temple.”

⁵ The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

⁶ To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in for ever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit.

⁷ ‘When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.

⁸ ‘Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.

⁹ But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.” ’

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