I said, ‘I have been banished
    from your sight;(A)
yet I will look again
    toward your holy temple.’(B)
The engulfing waters threatened me,[a]
    the deep surrounded me;
    seaweed was wrapped around my head.(C)
To the roots of the mountains(D) I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:5 Or waters were at my throat

Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

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