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Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside^[a] the fish:^(a)

I called to the Lord in my distress,^(b) and He answered me. I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol;^(c) You heard my voice.^(d)

You threw me into the depths,^(e) into the heart of the seas,^(f) and the current^[b] overcame me. All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me.^(g)

But I said: I have been banished^(h) from Your sight,⁽ⁱ⁾ yet I will look once more^[c] toward Your holy temple.^(j)

The waters engulfed me up to the neck;^[d](k) the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.^(l)

I sank to the foundations of the mountains;^(m) the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever!⁽ⁿ⁾ But You raised my life^(o) from the Pit, Lord my God!^(p)

As my life was fading away,^(q) I remembered Yahweh.^(r) My prayer came to You,^(s) to Your holy temple.^(t)

Those who cling to worthless idols^(u) forsake faithful love,^(v)

but as for me, I will sacrifice^(w) to You with a voice of thanksgiving.^(x) I will fulfill^(y) what I have vowed. Salvation^[e] is from the Lord !^(z)

Then the Lord commanded the fish,^(aa) and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.