| International Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the sea creature. | 1From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, |
| 2He said: "I called out to the LORD from the midst of affliction directed at me, and he answered me. From the depths of death I cried out for help; and you heard my cry. | 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. |
| 3You cast me into the deep— into the heart of the sea. Flood waters engulfed me. All your breakers and your waves swirled over me. | 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. |
| 4So I told myself, 'I have been driven away from you. How will I again gaze on your holy Temple?' | 4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ |
| 5Flood waters encompassed me, the deep surrounded me while seaweed wrapped around my head. | 5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. |
| 6I sank to the roots of the mountains; the earth's prison bars closed around me forever. Yet you resurrect the dead from the Pit, LORD my God! | 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! |
| 7"As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came to you in your holy Temple. | 7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. |
| 8Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs. | 8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. |
| 9But as for me, with a voice of thanksgiving I will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Deliverance is the LORD's!" | 9But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!” |
| 10Then the LORD spoke to the sea creature, and it spewed Jonah onto the dry land. | 10And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. |
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