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CHAP. II.
1 THen Ionah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fishes belly,
2 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 heardst my voice.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas, and the flouds compassed me about, all thy billows and thy waves pas∣sed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters compassed me about even unto the soul: the depth closed me round about: the weeds were wrapt about my head.
6 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.
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities, forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanks-giving, I will pay that that I have vowed: salvation is of the Lord.
10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomi∣ted out Ionah upon the dry land.