| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, | 1Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish: |
| 2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. | 2I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice. |
| 3For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. | 3You threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the current overcame me. All Your breakers and Your billows swept over me. |
| 4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ | 4But I said: I have been banished from Your sight, yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple. |
| 5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. | 5The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. |
| 6To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! | 6I sank to the foundations of the mountains; the earth with its prison bars closed behind me forever! But You raised my life from the Pit, LORD my God! |
| 7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. | 7As my life was fading away, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came to You, to Your holy temple. |
| 8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. | 8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love, |
| 9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!” | 9but as for me, I will sacrifice to You with a voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD! |
| 10And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. | 10Then the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. |
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