Jonah 2 | BSB Bible Study

Jonah 2:1 (BSB)
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,

Jonah 2:2 (BSB)
saying: “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.

Jonah 2:3 (BSB)
For 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.

Jonah 2:4 (BSB)
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’

Jonah 2:5 (BSB)
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:6 (BSB)
To 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!

Jonah 2:7 (BSB)
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.

Jonah 2:8 (BSB)
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

Jonah 2:9 (BSB)
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”

Jonah 2:10 (BSB)
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

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