(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
1
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
2
Jonah prayed: "I called to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my [watery] grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry.
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
3
You threw me into the deep, into the depths of the sea, and water surrounded me. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
4
"Then I thought, 'I have been banished from your sight. Will I ever see your holy temple again?'
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
5
"Water surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep [sea] covered me completely. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
6
I sank to the foot of the mountains. I sank to the bottom, where bars held me forever. But you brought me back from the pit, O LORD, my God.
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
7
"As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came to you in your holy temple.
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
8
Those who hold on to worthless idols abandon their loyalty [to you].
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
9
But I will sacrifice to you with songs of thanksgiving. I will keep my vow. Victory belongs to the LORD!"
(GWT)
Jonah
2
:
10
Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the shore.