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Jonah 2 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the stomach of the fish,

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“I called out of my trouble and distress to the LORD,

And He answered me;

Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help,

And You heard my voice.

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“For You cast me into the deep,

Into the [deep] heart of the seas,

And the currents surrounded and engulfed me;

All Your breakers and billowing waves passed over me.

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“Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight.

Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’

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“The waters surrounded me, to the point of death.

The great deep engulfed me,

Seaweed was wrapped around my head.

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“I descended to the [very] roots of the mountains.

The earth with its bars closed behind me [bolting me in] forever,

Yet You have brought up my life from the pit (death), O LORD my God.

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“When my soul was fainting within me,

I remembered the LORD,

And my prayer came to You,

Into Your holy temple.

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“Those who regard and follow worthless idols

[fn]Turn away from their [living source of] mercy and lovingkindness.

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“But [as for me], I will sacrifice to You

With the voice of thanksgiving;

I shall pay that which I have vowed.

Salvation is from the LORD!”

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So the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.

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