Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. New Living Translation “I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. English Standard Version The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head Berean Standard Bible The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. King James Bible The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. New King James Version The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head. New American Standard Bible “Water encompassed me to the point of death. The deep flowed around me, Seaweed was wrapped around my head. NASB 1995 “Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. NASB 1977 “Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. Legacy Standard Bible Water encompassed me to my very soul. The great deep surrounded me, Weeds were wrapped around my head. Amplified Bible “The waters surrounded me, to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Seaweed was wrapped around my head. Christian Standard Bible The water engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. Holman Christian Standard Bible The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. 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. Contemporary English Version I was almost drowned by the swirling waters that surrounded me. Seaweed had wrapped around my head. English Revised Version The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Water surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep [sea] covered me completely. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. Good News Translation The water came over me and choked me; the sea covered me completely, and seaweed wrapped around my head. International Standard Version Flood waters encompassed me, the deep surrounded me while seaweed wrapped around my head. Majority Standard Bible The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. NET Bible Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. New Heart English Bible The waters surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head. Webster's Bible Translation The waters encompassed me, even to the soul: the depth inclosed me on every side, the weeds were wrapped about my head. World English Bible The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWaters have surrounded me to the soul, "" The deep surrounds me, "" The weed is bound to my head. Young's Literal Translation Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head. Smith's Literal Translation The waters encompassed me even to the soul: the deep will surround me, the sedge was bound to my head. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The waters surged around me up to my neck; the deep enveloped me; seaweed wrapped around my head. New Revised Standard Version The waters closed in over me; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped around my head Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe waters engulfed me, even to the soul; the depth closed me round about, my head lay at the bottom of the sea. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The waters surrounded me unto the soul and the depths surrounded me, and my head was shut in at the bottom of the sea OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. Brenton Septuagint Translation Water was poured around me to the soul: the lowest deep compassed me, my head went down Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonah's Prayer…4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ 5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. 6To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!… Cross References Psalm 69:1-2 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. / I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me. Psalm 18:4-6 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. / The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. / In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears. Psalm 42:7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me. Psalm 88:6-7 You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. / Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah Lamentations 3:54 The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die. Psalm 130:1 A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! Psalm 40:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. / 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. Psalm 116:3-4 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. / Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!” Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. Job 38:8-11 Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, / when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, / when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, ... Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Luke 11:30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. 1 Peter 3:20-21 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water. / And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Treasury of Scripture The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. Psalm 40:2 He 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. Psalm 69:1,2 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul… Lamentations 3:54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. Jump to Previous Bound Circling Closed Compass Compassed Death Deep Depth Encompassed Engulfed Great Head Inclosed Neck Point Round Side Soul Surrounded Threatened Water Waters Weed Weeds WrappedJump to Next Bound Circling Closed Compass Compassed Death Deep Depth Encompassed Engulfed Great Head Inclosed Neck Point Round Side Soul Surrounded Threatened Water Waters Weed Weeds WrappedJonah 2 1. The prayer of Jonah.10. He is delivered out of the belly of the fish. The waters engulfed me to take my life; This phrase captures Jonah's dire situation as he is submerged in the sea. The imagery of water engulfing him symbolizes overwhelming distress and impending death. In biblical context, water often represents chaos and judgment, as seen in the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis 7:17-24) and the Red Sea crossing (Exodus 14:21-28). Jonah's experience parallels the Israelites' deliverance through water, highlighting God's power over creation and His ability to save. The phrase also foreshadows the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, who referred to Jonah's three days in the fish as a sign of His own burial and resurrection (Matthew 12:40). the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. Persons / Places / Events 1. JonahA prophet of God who initially fled from God's command to go to Nineveh, resulting in his being swallowed by a great fish. 2. The Great Fish The creature appointed by God to swallow Jonah, providing him a place of reflection and repentance. 3. The Sea Represents the chaos and danger Jonah faced, symbolizing his spiritual and physical distress. 4. The Watery Depths A metaphor for Jonah's deep trouble and separation from God, both physically and spiritually. 5. Seaweed Symbolizes the entanglements and struggles Jonah faced, both literally and metaphorically. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in TrialsJonah's experience in the depths shows that God is in control, even in our darkest moments. Trust in His plan and timing. Repentance and Reflection Jonah's prayer from the belly of the fish is a model of turning back to God in repentance. Use times of distress to seek God's face and realign with His will. The Power of Prayer Jonah's cry to God demonstrates the importance of prayer in times of trouble. God hears and responds to the cries of His people. Symbolism of Water Water in the Bible often symbolizes chaos and judgment, but also cleansing and renewal. Reflect on how God uses life's "waters" to purify and strengthen us. Deliverance and Hope Jonah's eventual deliverance points to the hope we have in Christ, who delivers us from sin and death.(5) The waters.--See reference in margin. The weeds were wrapped about my head.--This graphic touch is quite original. The figure of overwhelming waters is a common one in Hebrew song to represent some crushing sorrow, but nowhere is the picture so vivid as here. At the same time the entire absence of any reference to the fish, which would, indeed, be altogether out of place in this picture of a drowning man entangled in seaweed, should be noticed. That on which the prophet lays stress is not on the mode of his escape, but his escape itself. Verses 5, 6. - In parallel clauses, Jonah describes still more vividly the horrors that surrounded him. Verse 5. - Compassed me about. Not the same word as in ver. 3. Septuagint, περιεχίθη μοι "was poured around me." Even to the soul; so as to reach his life (comp. Psalm 18:5; Psalm 69:1, 2; Lamentations 3:54). The depth closed me round about. The verb is the lame as in ver. 3, translated there, "compassed me about" Vulgate, abyssus vallavit me. The weeds (suph); seaweed. Jonah sank to the bottom before he was swallowed by the fish. The LXX. omits the word. The Vulgate gives pelagus, which is probably derived from the fact of the Red Sea being called "the Sea of Suph," the term being thence applied to any sea.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The watersמַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen engulfed me אֲפָפ֤וּנִי (’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 661: To surround, encompass up to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the neck; נֶ֔פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion the watery depths תְּה֖וֹם (tə·hō·wm) Noun - common singular Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep overcame me; יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי (yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround the seaweed ס֖וּף (sūp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5488: A reed, the papyrus wrapped חָב֥וּשׁ (ḥā·ḇūš) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 2280: To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule around my head. לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃ (lə·rō·šî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head Links Jonah 2:5 NIVJonah 2:5 NLT Jonah 2:5 ESV Jonah 2:5 NASB Jonah 2:5 KJV Jonah 2:5 BibleApps.com Jonah 2:5 Biblia Paralela Jonah 2:5 Chinese Bible Jonah 2:5 French Bible Jonah 2:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jonah 2:5 The waters surrounded me even to (Jon. 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