¹Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish:

²“I called out to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me.

³You had cast me into the depths in the heart of the seas,

⁴So I said, ‘I have been driven away from your sight.

⁵Waters have grasped me to the point of death;

Seaweed is wrapped around my head

I have sunk down to the underworld;

⁷When my endurance was weakening,[#2.7 here renders the same Heb word as life in 1:14 and death in 2:5.]

⁸Those deceived by worthless things lose their chance for mercy.[#2.8 Heb uncertain]

⁹But me, I will offer a sacrifice to you with a voice of thanks.

¹⁰Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto the dry land.