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1 Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish.

2 He prayed:

"In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God.

He answered me.

From the belly of the grave I cried, 'Help!'

You heard my cry.

3 You threw me into ocean's depths,

into a watery grave,

With ocean waves, ocean breakers

crashing over me.

4 I said, 'I've been thrown away,

thrown out, out of your sight.

I'll never again lay eyes

on your Holy Temple.'

5 Ocean gripped me by the throat.

The ancient Abyss grabbed me and held tight.

My head was all tangled in seaweed

6 at the bottom of the sea where the mountains take root.

I was as far down as a body can go,

and the gates were slamming shut behind me forever—

Yet you pulled me up from that grave alive,

O God, my God!

7 When my life was slipping away,

I remembered God,

And my prayer got through to you,

made it all the way to your Holy Temple.

8 Those who worship hollow gods, god-frauds,

walk away from their only true love.

9 But I'm worshiping you, God,

calling out in thanksgiving!

And I'll do what I promised I'd do!

Salvation belongs to God!"

10 Then God spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah on the seashore.

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