KJV King James Version
The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Jonah 2:5
The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
WEB World English Bible
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
ASV American Standard Version
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head.
Surrounding context — Jonah 2
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars [was] about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
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Cross-references
Psalm 69:1-2To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.Lamentations 3:54Waters flowed over mine head; [then] I said, I am cut off.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.
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