and he said,

“I (A)called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the [a]depth of (B)Sheol;
You heard my voice.
“For You had (C)cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current [b]engulfed me.
All Your (D)breakers and billows passed over me.
“So I said, ‘I have been (E)expelled from [c]Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again (F)toward Your holy temple.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:2 Lit belly
  2. Jonah 2:3 Lit surrounded
  3. Jonah 2:4 Lit before Your eyes