^{1 Ref} And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

^{2 Ref} Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,

^{3 Ref} In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice.

^{4 Ref} For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.

^{5 Ref} And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?

^{6 Ref} The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.

^{7 Ref} I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.

^{8 Ref} When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.

^{9 Ref} The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.

^{10 Ref} But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.

¹¹ And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.

^{1 Ref} Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish's belly.

^{2 Ref} He said, "I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.

^{3 Ref} For you threw me into the depths, In the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.

^{4 Ref} I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; Yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'

^{5 Ref} The waters surrounded me, Even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.

^{6 Ref} I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: Yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.

^{7 Ref} "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.

^{8 Ref} Those who regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

^{9 Ref} But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh."

^{10 Ref} Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.