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Jonah Poetry formatting
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\v 1 Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
\v 2 He said,
\q "I called out to Yahweh about my distress
\q and he answered me;
\q2 and he answered me;
\q from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help!
\q You heard my voice.
\q2 You heard my voice.
\s5
\q
\v 3 You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas,
\q and the currents surrounded me;
\v 3 You had thrown me into the depths,
\q2 into the heart of the seas,
\q2 and the currents surrounded me;
\q all your waves and billows
\q passed over me.
\q2 passed over me.
\q
\v 4 I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes;
\q yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
\v 4 I said, 'I am driven out
\q2 from before your eyes;
\q yet I will again look
\q2 toward your holy temple.'
\s5
\q
\v 5 The waters closed around me up to my neck;
\q the deep was all around me;
\q seaweed wrapped around my head.
\q2 the deep was all around me;
\q2 seaweed wrapped around my head.
\q
\v 6 I went down to the bases of the mountains;
\q the earth with its bars closed upon me forever.
\q Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God!
\q2 the earth with its bars closed upon me forever.
\q Yet you brought up my life from the pit,
\q2 Yahweh, my God!
\s5
\q
\v 7 When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind;
\q then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
\v 7 When my soul fainted within me,
\q2 I called Yahweh to mind;
\q then my prayer came to you
\q2, to your holy temple.
\q
\v 8 They give attention to meaningless gods
\q while they abandon covenant faithfulness.
\q2 while they abandon covenant faithfulness.
\s5
\q
\v 9 But as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving;
\v 9 But as for me, I will sacrifice to you
\q2 with a voice of thanksgiving;
\q I will fulfill that which I have vowed.
\q Salvation comes from Yahweh!"
\q2 Salvation comes from Yahweh!"
\m
\p
\v 10 Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
\q
\v 10 Then Yahweh spoke to the fish,
\q2 and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
\s5
\c 3