1 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish⁠a 2 and said, “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help,⁠b and you heard my prayer. 3 You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.⁠c 4 I thought I had been banished from your sight and that I would never again see your holy temple.⁠d 5 Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.⁠e 6 I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever,⁠f but you brought me up from the Pit,⁠g O Lord, my God.⁠h 7 When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the Lord. And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.⁠i 8 Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.⁠j 9 But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise; I will surely do what I have promised.⁠k Salvation belongs to the Lord!”⁠l 10 Then the Lord commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah out onto dry land.