Jonah 1:17-2:10
New King James Version
Jonah’s Prayer and Deliverance
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And (A)Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah’s Prayer and God’s Answer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said:
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
3 (D)For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
(E)All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
4 (F)Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again (G)toward Your holy temple.’
5 The (H)waters surrounded me, even to my soul;
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the [a]moorings of the mountains;
The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;
Yet You have brought up my (I)life from the pit,
O Lord, my God.
7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
(J)And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
8 “Those who regard (K)worthless idols
Forsake their own [b]Mercy.
9 But I will (L)sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have (M)vowed.
(N)Salvation is of the (O)Lord.”
10 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Jonah 1:17-2:10
New American Standard Bible
17 [a]And the Lord designated a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the (A)stomach of the fish for three days and three nights.
Jonah’s Prayer
2 [b]Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God (B)from the stomach of the fish, 2 and he said,
“I (C)called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I called for help from the [c]depth of (D)Sheol;
You heard my voice.
3 For You (E)threw me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the current flowed around me.
All Your (F)breakers and waves passed over me.
4 So I said, ‘I have been (G)cast out [d]of Your sight.
Nevertheless I will look again (H)toward Your holy temple.’
5 (I)Water encompassed me to the [e]point of death.
The (J)deep flowed around me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 I (K)descended to the base of the mountains.
The earth with its (L)bars was around me forever,
But You have (M)brought up my life from [f]the pit, Lord my God.
7 While [g]I was (N)fainting away,
I (O)remembered the Lord,
And my (P)prayer came to You,
Into (Q)Your holy temple.
8 Those who (R)are followers of worthless [h]idols
Abandon their faithfulness,
9 But I will (S)sacrifice to You
With a voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will (T)pay.
(U)Salvation is from the Lord.”
10 Then the Lord commanded the (V)fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
Jonah 1:17-2:10
King James Version
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Jonah 1:17-2:10
English Standard Version
A Great Fish Swallows Jonah
17 [a] And the Lord appointed[b] a great fish to swallow up Jonah. (A)And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah's Prayer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,
(B)“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
(C)out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
(D)and you heard my voice.
3 (E)For you cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
(F)all your breakers and your waves
passed over me.
4 (G)Then I said, ‘I am driven away
from your sight;
(H)yet I shall again look
upon your holy temple.’
5 (I)The waters closed in over me (J)to take my life;
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 To the roots of the mountains I went down,
to the land whose bars closed upon me forever.
Yet you brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
7 When my life was fainting away,
I remembered the Lord,
(K)and my prayer came to you,
into your holy temple.
8 (L)Those who pay regard to vain idols
(M)forsake their hope of steadfast love.
9 (N)But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
(O)Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
Footnotes
- Jonah 1:17 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew
- Jonah 1:17 Or had appointed
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