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Jonah 2:11Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fishCopy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:22and said, “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:33You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:44I thought I had been banished from your sight and that I would never again see your holy temple.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:55Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:66I 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.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:77When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the Lord. And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:88Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:99But 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!”Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
Jonah 2:1010Then the Lord commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah out onto dry land.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’s
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