New American Standard Bible 1995

Jonah 2:2-4

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.’

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