Jonah 2 · יונה

Now the Lord had appointed a great fish to swallow up Yona. And Yona was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

Then Yona prayed to the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,

and said, I cried to the Lord out of my distress, and he heard me; out of the belly of She᾽ol I cried and Thou didst hear my voice.

For Thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all Thy billows and Thy waves passed over me.

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

The waters compassed me about, to the point of death: 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 closed on me forever: yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God.

When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in to Thee, into Thy holy temple.

They that guard lying vanities forsake their loyalty.

But I will sacrifice to Thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the Lord.

And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Yona upon the dry land.