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Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God afrom the stomach of the fish,
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and he said, "I acalled out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of bSheol; You heard my voice.
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"For You had acast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your bbreakers and billows passed over me.
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"So I said, 'I have been aexpelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again btoward Your holy temple.'
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"aWater encompassed me to the point of death. The great bdeep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.
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"I adescended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bbars was around me forever, But You have cbrought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God.
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"While I was afainting away, I bremembered the Lord, And my cprayer came to You, Into dYour holy temple.
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"Those who aregard vain idols Forsake their faithfulness,
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But I will asacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will bpay. cSalvation is from the Lord."
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Then the Lord commanded the afish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
