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Jonah prayed: "I cried out in my distress. Waters surrounded me. You brought me up from the pit!" The fish vomited him onto dry land.
1And the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. 2And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish. 3And he said: “I cried out to the Lord from my tribulation, and he heeded me. From the belly of hell, I cried out, and you heeded my voice. 4And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me. 5And I said: I am expelled from the sight of your eyes. Yet, truly, I will see your holy temple again. 6The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head. 7I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God. 8When my soul was in anguish within me, I called to mind the Lord, so that my prayer might come to you, to your holy temple. 9Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy. 10But I, with a voice of praise, will sacrifice to you. I will repay whatever I have vowed to the Lord, because of my salvation.” 11And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.