New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 2

Jonah’s Prayer

1Then JonahH3124prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the LordH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430from the stomachH4578of the fishהַדָּגָֽה׃ha.da.GahH1710,

2and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Icalledקָ֠רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121out of my distressמִצָּ֥רָהmi.Tza.rahH6869to the LordH3068,And He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me.I criedH7768for helpשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768from thedepthמִבֶּ֧טֶןmi.Be.tenH990ofSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585;You heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

3For You hadcastוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִיva.tash.li.Khe.niH7993me into the deepמְצוּלָה֙me.tzu.LahH4688,Into the heartבִּלְבַ֣בbil.VavH3824of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220,And the currentוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104engulfedיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437me.Allכָּל־kol-H3605Yourbreakersמִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867and billowsוְגַלֶּ֖יךָve.ga.Lei.khaH1530passedעָבָֽרוּ׃'a.Va.ruH5674overעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me.

4So I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I have beenexpelledנִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּיnig.Rash.tiH1644fromYour sightעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Neverthelessאַ֚ךְ'akhH389I will lookלְהַבִּ֔יטle.ha.BitH5027againאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254towardאֶל־'el-H413Your holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.’

5Waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325encompassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me to thepoint of deathנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315. The greatdeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415engulfedיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437me,Weedsס֖וּףsufH5488were wrappedחָב֥וּשׁcha.VushH2280around my headלְרֹאשִֽׁי׃le.ro.ShiH7218.

6Idescendedיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381to the rootsלְקִצְבֵ֤יle.kitz.VeiH7095of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022.The earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776with itsbarsבְּרִחֶ֥יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280wasaroundבַעֲדִ֖יva.'a.DiH1157me foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, But You havebroughtוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up my lifeH2425fromthe pitמִשַּׁ֛חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845, O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

7While I wasfaintingH5848awayבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848, Irememberedזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142the LordH3068, And myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to You, IntoYour holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.

8Those whoregardמְשַׁמְּרִ֖יםme.sha.me.RimH8104vainשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723idolsהַבְלֵי־hav.lei-H1892Forsakeיַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ya.'a.ZouH5800their faithfulnessחַסְדָּ֖םchas.DamH2617,

9But I willsacrificeאֶזְבְּחָה־'ez.be.chah-H2076to YouWith the voiceבְּק֤וֹלbe.KolH6963of thanksgivingתּוֹדָה֙to.DahH8426.That whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have vowedנָדַ֖רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087I willpayאֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה'a.sha.Le.mahH7999.Salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444is from the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.”

10Then the LordH3068commandedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thefishלַדָּ֑גla.DagH1709,and it vomitedH7006Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124up ontoאֶל־'el-H413the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004.

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