Jonah 2:2-4

Living Bible

²“In my great trouble I cried to the Lord and he answered me; from the depths of death I called, and Lord, you heard me! ³You threw me into the ocean depths; I sank down into the floods of waters and was covered by your wild and stormy waves. ⁴Then I said, ‘O Lord, you have rejected me and cast me away. How shall I ever again see your holy Temple?’

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Jonah 2:2-4

New International Version

²He said:

“In my distress I called^(A) to the Lord,^(B)
    and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead^(C) I called for help,
    and you listened to my cry.
³You hurled me into the depths,^(D)
    into the very heart of the seas,
    and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves^(E) and breakers
    swept over me.^(F)
⁴I said, ‘I have been banished
    from your sight;^(G)
yet I will look again
    toward your holy temple.’^(H)

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Jonah 2:2-4

New King James Version

²And he said:

“I ^(A)cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
^(B)And He answered me.

“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
³^(C)For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
^(D)All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
⁴^(E)Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again ^(F)toward Your holy temple.’