The Prophet Jonah

⭑ King James Version 1769 including Apocrypha ⭑

- Chapter 2 -

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,

And 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.(a)

(b)

For 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.(c)

Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

I 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.(d)

(e)

When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord : and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord .

And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

Footnotes

(a)2:2 by…: or, out of mine affliction

(b)2:2 hell: or, the grave

(d)2:6 bottoms: Heb. cuttings off

(e)2:6 corruption: or, the pit