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Chapter 2

Then the Lord ordained that a large fish would swallow Jonah and he remained in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

Prayer of Deliverance[a]

Then from the belly of the fish Jonah offered this prayer to the Lord, his God:

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:2 The author inserts, here, an appeal whose images give a vivid description of every kind of distress (see Ps 69:1-2, 15).

[a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.