Jonah 2:5

5 The engulfing waters threatened me,[a]the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
ESV
5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head
NLT
5 “I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head.
MSG
5 Ocean gripped me by the throat. The ancient Abyss grabbed me and held tight. My head was all tangled in seaweed
CSB
5 The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

Jonah 2:5 In-Context

3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
5 The engulfing waters threatened me,the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit.
7 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.

Cross References 1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "waters were at my throat"
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