July 8, 2025 - Jonah 2:1-10

Daily Pause · Jul 8, 2025 · 15m

Jonah 2:1-10

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 swirled about me;

all your waves and breakers

swept over me.

4 I said, ‘I have been banished

from your sight;

yet I will look again

toward your holy temple.’

5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[b]

the deep surrounded me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.

6 To the roots of the mountains I…