Jonah 2
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Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
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And he said: I called out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out
of the belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice.
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For Thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was
round about me; all Thy waves and Thy billows passed over me.
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And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy
holy temple.
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The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the
weeds were wrapped about my head.
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I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars closed upon me
for ever; yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
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When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in unto
Thee, into Thy holy temple.
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They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
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But I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of thanksgiving; that which I have vowed
I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD.
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And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.