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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jonah 1
¹⁴ Then they called on the Lord and said, "We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased."
¹⁵ So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.
¹⁶ Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
¹⁷ And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 2
¹ Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,
² and he said, "I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.
³ "For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and billows passed over me.
⁴ "So I said, ’I have been expelled from Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
⁵ "Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.
⁶ "I descended to the roots of the mountains. The earth with its bars was around me forever, But You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God.
⁷ "While I was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.