Jonah 2
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | JPS1917 |
|---|---|
| 1 | And the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
| 2 | Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly. |
| 3 | And he said: I called out of mine affliction Unto the LORD, and He answered me; Out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, And Thou heardest my voice. |
| 4 | For Thou didst cast me into the depth, In the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All Thy waves and Thy billows Passed over me. |
| 5 | And I said: ‘I am cast out From before Thine eyes’; Yet I will look again Toward Thy holy temple. |
| 6 | The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. |
| 7 | I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with her bars closed upon me for ever; Yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. |
| 8 | When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer came in unto Thee, Into Thy holy temple. |
| 9 | They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy. |
| 10 | But I will sacrifice unto Thee With the voice of thanksgiving; That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD. |
| 11 | And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. |