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Jonah 2:5

Discouragement and depressionFearDeath and loss

3 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.’

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

6 To 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!

7 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.

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BSB
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
KJV
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
WEB
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
ASV
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
DARBY
The waters encompassed me, to the soul: The deep was round about me, The weeds were wrapped about my head.
BLB
The waters surrounded me up to the soul, the deep closed around me, the seaweed wrapped around my head.
ÅB
Vannene omringet meg like til sjelen, dypet omgav meg, tang innhyllet mitt hode,
OTB
Vannet omsluttet meg til døden,
dypet omringet meg;
tang var viklet rundt hodet mitt.
B1930
Vannene omringet mig like til sjelen, dypet omgav mig, tang innhyllet mitt hode,

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