| 2:1 | Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish |
| 2:2 | and said, “I* called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me;* from the belly of Sheol* I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.* |
| 2:3 | You threw me* into the deep waters,* into the middle* of the sea;* the ocean current* engulfed* me; all the mighty waves* you sent* swept* over me.* |
| 2:4 | I thought* I had been banished from your sight,* that I would never again* see your holy temple!* |
| 2:5 | Water engulfed me up to my neck;* the deep ocean* surrounded me; seaweed* was wrapped around my head. |
| 2:6 | I went down* to the very bottoms* of the mountains;* the gates* of the netherworld* barred me in* forever;* but you brought me* up from the Pit,* O Lord, my God. |
| 2:7 | When my life* was ebbing away,* I called out to* the Lord, and my prayer came to your holy temple.* |
| 2:8 | Those who worship* worthless idols* forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.* |
| 2:9 | But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration* of praise;* I will surely do* what I have promised.* Salvation* belongs to the Lord!”* |
| 2:10 | Then the Lord commanded* the fish and it disgorged Jonah on dry land. |
Jonah 2 - NET Bible [draft]
