Jonah 2:3

1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,

2 saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.

4 At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’

5 The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
KJV
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.
WEB
For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.
ASV
For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
DARBY
For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.
BLB
And You cast me [into] the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current surrounded me; all Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
ÅB
Du kastet meg i dypet, midt i havet, og vannstrømmer omgav meg; alle dine brenninger og dine bølger gikk over meg.
OTB
Du kastet meg i dypet,
midt i havet,
og strømmen omringet meg;
alle Dine bølger og brenninger slo over meg.
B1930
Du kastet mig i dypet, midt i havet, og vannstrømmer omgav mig; alle dine brenninger og dine bølger gikk over mig.

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