New English Translation

Jonah 2:4-9 New English Translation (NET)

4. I thought I had been banished from your sight,that I would never again see your holy temple!

5. Water engulfed me up to my neck;the deep ocean surrounded me;seaweed was wrapped around my head.

6. I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains;the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever;but you brought me up from the Pit, O Lord, my God.

7. When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the Lord,and my prayer came to your holy temple.

8. Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.

9. But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise; I will surely do what I have promised.Salvation belongs to the Lord!”