| English Standard Version | King James Bible |
| 1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, | 1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, |
| 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. | 2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. |
| 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. | 3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. |
| 4Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ | 4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. |
| 5The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head | 5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about 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 went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. |
| 7When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. | 7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. |
| 8Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. | 8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. |
| 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 sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. |
| 10And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. | 10And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. |
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