English / ERV
Jonah 2
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1While Jonah was in the stomach of the fish, he prayed to the LORD his God. He said,
- 2“I was in very bad trouble. I called to the LORD for help, and he answered me. I was deep in the grave. I cried to you, and you heard my voice.
- 3“You threw me into the sea. Your powerful waves splashed over me. I went down, down into the deep sea. The water was all around me.
- 4Then I thought, ‘Now I must go where you cannot see me,’ but I continued looking to your holy Temple for help.
- 5“The seawater closed over me. The water covered my mouth, and I could not breathe.[1] I went down, down into the deep sea. Seaweed wrapped around my head.
- 6I was at the bottom of the sea, the place where the mountains begin. I thought I was locked in this prison forever, but the LORD my God took me out of my grave. God, you gave me life again!
- 7“My soul gave up all hope, but then I remembered the LORD. I prayed to you, and you heard my prayers in your holy Temple.
- 8“Some people worship useless idols, but those statues never help them.[2]
- 9I will give sacrifices to you, and I will praise and thank you. I will make special promises to you, and I will do what I promise.” Salvation only comes from the LORD!
- 10Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out of its stomach onto the dry land.