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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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jonah 2:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
  2. 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.
  3. Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
  4. Lamentations 3:54The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.

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