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Jonah 2:2-4

2sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “In my distressמִצָּ֥רָהmi.Tza.rahH6869I calledקָ֠רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121toH413the LORDH3068,and He answered meוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.From the bellyמִבֶּ֧טֶןmi.Be.tenH990of Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585I called for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768, andYou heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

3For You cast meוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִיva.tash.li.Khe.niH7993into the deepמְצוּלָה֙me.tzu.LahH4688,into the heartבִּלְבַ֣בbil.VavH3824of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220,and the currentוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104swirled about meיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437;allכָּל־kol-H3605Your breakersמִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867and wavesוְגַלֶּ֖יךָve.ga.Lei.khaH1530sweptעָבָֽרוּ׃'a.Va.ruH5674over meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921.

4At this, Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I have been banishedנִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּיnig.Rash.tiH1644fromמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Your sightעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869;yetאַ֚ךְ'akhH389I will lookלְהַבִּ֔יטle.ha.BitH5027once moreאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254towardאֶל־'el-H413Your holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.’

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