| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, | 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. |
| 2saying, “I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. | 2He said, “I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me! |
| 3For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. | 3You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves. |
| 4Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ | 4Then I said, ‘O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’ |
| 5The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head | 5“I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. |
| 6at 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. | 6I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! |
| 7When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. | 7As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. |
| 8Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. | 8Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies. |
| 9But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!” | 9But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the LORD alone.” |
| 10And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. | 10Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach. |
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