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^(F1)Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God ^(C1)from the stomach of the fish,

and he said, "I ^(C1)called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me. I called for help from the ^(F1)depth of ^(C2)Sheol; You heard my voice.

-"For You ^(C1)threw me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current flowed around me. All Your ^(C2)breakers and waves passed over me.

-"So I said, 'I have been ^(C1)cast out ^(F1)of Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again ^(C2)toward Your holy temple.'

-"^(C1)Water encompassed me to the ^(F1)point of death. The ^(C2)deep flowed around me, Seaweed was wrapped around my head.

-"I ^(C1)descended to the base of the mountains. The earth with its ^(C2)bars was around me forever, But You have ^(C3)brought up my life from ^(F1)the pit, LORD my God.

-"While ^(F1)I was ^(C1)fainting away, I ^(C2)remembered the LORD, And my ^(C3)prayer came to You, Into ^(C4)Your holy temple.

-"Those who ^(C1)are followers of worthless ^(F1)idols Abandon their faithfulness,

But I will ^(C1)sacrifice to You With a voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will ^(C2)pay. ^(C3)Salvation is from the LORD."

Then the LORD commanded the ^(C1)fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.