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In Jonah 2:5 is Jonah expecting to see God's temple?

Several translations have "yet"... that Jonah, though banished from GOd's presence (in his mind) was expecting to see His temple (live? be restored?)

Jonah 2:5 (NIV) I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'

Other translations have "shall I, or how will I return to the temple.

(Brenton) (2:5) And I said, I am cast out of thy presence: shall I indeed look again toward thy holy temple?

(CEV) I thought I was swept away from your sight, never again to see your holy temple.

(GNB) I thought I had been banished from your presence and would never see your holy Temple again.

I would be interested in this being clarified. thanks Michael