2 Samuel 22:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 116:3 : 3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Ps 140:5 : 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {H5542}
Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Prov 13:14 : 14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Jonah 2:2 : 2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, [And] thou heardest my voice.
Acts 2:24 : 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Job 36:8 : 8 And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;
Ps 18:5 : 5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:4-6
3 verses
97%
4The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
Ps 116:3-4
2 verses
91%
3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
2 Sam 22:5
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5For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
Jonah 2:2-7
6 verses
82%
2And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, [And] thou heardest my voice.
3For 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.
4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
7When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple.
Ps 55:4-5
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4My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Ps 88:3
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3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
Lam 3:6-7
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6He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
7He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.
Ps 9:13
75%
13Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
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75%
10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
Ps 69:1-2
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1For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Ps 143:3
75%
3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
Ps 88:6
75%
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.
Ps 118:18
74%
18Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.
Ps 142:3
74%
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
Ps 57:6
74%
6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {H5542}
Ps 140:5
74%
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {H5542}
Ps 40:12
74%
12For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
Ps 22:16
74%
16For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.
Job 30:16
74%
16And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
Lam 3:54
74%
54Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Ps 88:16
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16Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
Job 19:6
73%
6Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net.
Lam 1:20
73%
20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.
2 Sam 22:19
73%
19They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
2 Sam 22:17
73%
17He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
Ps 30:3
73%
3O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Ps 69:15
73%
15Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Lam 1:13-14
2 verses
73%
13From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
14The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
Isa 38:10
72%
10I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
2 Sam 22:7
72%
7In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
Job 7:15
72%
15So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than [these] my bones.
Ps 141:9
72%
9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Ps 22:12
72%
12Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Job 38:17
72%
17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
Ps 86:13
72%
13For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Ps 18:16
72%
16He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Ps 130:1
72%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Job 16:13
72%
13His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.