| 1 ¶ Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
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| 2 And said, I cried by1 reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell2 cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
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| 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst3 of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
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| 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
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| 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
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| 6 I went down to the bottoms4 of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption,5 O LORD my God.
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| 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
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| 8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
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| 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
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| 10 ¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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