Jonah 2 - Contemporary English Version (CEV)

2 And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels of the fish. 2 And he saith: I called, because of my distress, to Jehovah, And He doth answer me, From the belly of sheol I have cried, Thou hast heard my voice. 3 When Thou dost cast me [into] the deep, Into the heart of the seas, Then the fl...
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2 And Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s womb, 2 and said, I cried to God of my tribulation, and he heard me (and he said, I cried out to God in my tribulation, and he heard me); from the womb of hell I cried, and thou heardest my voice. 3 Thou castedest me down into deepness, in the h...
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2 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly. 2 He said,“I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me.Out of the belly of Sheol[a] I cried. You heard my voice.3 For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas.The flood was all around me. All your waves a...
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2 To his God, the Eternal, Jonah prayed from inside this great fish. Jonah reveals in his prayer a change of heart: he thanks God for saving him from the angry sea.2 Jonah: With desperate cries I beckoned the Eternal to hear, and He answered me. From the belly, the place of death, I cried out to You...
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2 Now Adonai prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.[a][b] Jonah’s Prayer of Distress2 Then Jonah prayed to Adonai his God from the belly of the fish, 3 saying:“From my distress I cried to Adonai and He answered me.From the belly o...
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,“I called to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice.3 For thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and t...
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,“I called to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and thou didst hear my voice.3 For thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and t...
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,“I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.3 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounde...
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,‘I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.3 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounde...
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,‘I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.3 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounde...
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,“I called to the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.3 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded...
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Jonah’s Prayer2 [a]Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. 2 He said,“I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me.I called to you from the land of the dead,[b] and Lord, you heard me!3 You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea...
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Jonah’s Prayer2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God while in the stomach of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord because of my trouble, and He answered me. I cried for help from the place of the dead, and You heard my voice. 3 You threw me into the deep waters, to the very bottom of the...
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Jonah’s Prayer and God’s Answer2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said:“I (A)cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,(B)And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,And You heard my voice.3 (C)For You cast me into the deep,Into the heart of the ...
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2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirl...
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2 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:“In my distress I called(A) to the Lord,(B) and he answered me.From deep in the realm of the dead(C) I called for help, and you listened to my cry.3 You hurled me into the depths,(D) into the very heart of the seas, and the cur...
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2 1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said,“When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. And he answered me.When I was deep in the place of the dead, I called out for help. And you listened to my cry.3 You threw me deep into the Mediterranean Sea. I was deep down in i...
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2 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish 2 and said,“I[a] called out to the Lord from my distress,and he answered me;[b]from the belly of Sheol[c] I cried out for help,and you heard my prayer.[d]3 You threw me[e] into the deep waters,[f]into the middle[g] of the sea;[h]the oc...
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