{"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/kjv/jonah/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:55:45.324Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, <i>and</i> thou heardest my voice."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The waters compassed me about, <i>even</i> to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars <i>was</i> about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay <i>that</i> that I have vowed. Salvation <i>is</i> of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry <i>land</i>."}],"citation":{"inline":"Jonah 2 (KJV)","markdown":"[Jonah 2](https://primebible.com/kjv/jonah/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/jonah/2 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}