Berean Standard Bible
“The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.”
Jonah has been swallowed by a great fish and prays from inside it. His prayer uses the language of the Psalms to describe what it felt like to sink.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
World English Bible (WEB)
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
King James Version (KJV)
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y yo dije: Echado soy de delante de tus ojos: mas aun veré tu santo templo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»Las aguas me rodearon y la muerte estaba cada vez más cerca; estaba en lo más profundo y las algas se enredaban a mi cuerpo.
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