Jonah 2:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.”
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“The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jonah 2:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
- Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
- Lamentations 3:54The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
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