Jonah 2 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Jon 2:1(LXX 2:2) And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the whale,

Jon 2:2(LXX 2:3) and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.

Jon 2:3

Jon 2:3(LXX 2:4) Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.

Jon 2:4

Jon 2:4(LXX 2:5) And I said, I am cast out of thy presence: shall I indeed look again toward thy holy temple?

Jon 2:5

Jon 2:5(LXX 2:6) Water was poured around me to the soul: the [fn]lowest deep compassed me, my head went down

Jon 2:6

Jon 2:6(LXX 2:7) to the clefts of the mountains; I went down into the earth, whose bars are the everlasting barriers: yet, O Lord my God, let my ruined life be restored.

Jon 2:7

Jon 2:7(LXX 2:8) When my soul was failing [fn]me, I remembered the Lord; and may my prayer come to thee into thy holy temple.

Jon 2:8

Jon 2:8(LXX 2:9) They that observe [fn]vanities and lies have forsaken their own mercy.

Jon 2:9

Jon 2:9(LXX 2:10) But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of praise and thanksgiving: all that I have vowed I will pay to thee, [fn]the Lord of my salvation.

Jon 2:10

Jon 2:10(LXX 2:11) And the whale was commanded by the Lord, and it cast up Jonas on the dry land.