{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/jonah/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T09:16:20.294Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Jonah","bookSlug":"jonah","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":10},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land."}],"citation":{"inline":"Jonah 2 (ASV)","markdown":"[Jonah 2](https://primebible.com/asv/jonah/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/jonah/2 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}