Jonah 2:5
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The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
In other translations
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Psalm 69:1-21 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.1 Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. 2 I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
- Lamentations 3:54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
- Psalm 40:2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.He 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.
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