Jonah 2:5
Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 69:1-2 : 1 For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck. 2 I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.
- Lam 3:54 : 54 The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.
- Ps 40:2 : 2 He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
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- Jonah 2:2-43 verses86%
2and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
3You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
4I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!
- Jonah 2:6-72 verses85%
6I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.
7When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the LORD. And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
- Lam 3:53-553 verses83%
53They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me.
54The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.
55ק(Qof) I have called on your name, O LORD, from the deepest pit.
- Ps 69:1-22 verses82%
1For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.
2I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.
- 2 Sam 22:5-62 verses82%
5The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.
- Ps 18:4-52 verses81%
4The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.
- Ps 42:6-72 verses81%
6I am depressed, so I will pray to you while in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.
- Ps 69:14-152 verses79%
14Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!
15Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me!
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3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
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17He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.
- Ps 88:6-72 verses77%
6You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.
7Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves.(Selah)
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16He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.
- Ps 124:4-52 verses77%
4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.
5The raging water would have overwhelmed us.
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17They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.
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16Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?
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5The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone.
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12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
- Ps 88:3-42 verses74%
3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.
4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,
- Ps 143:3-42 verses74%
3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
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1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.
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12Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep, that you must put me under guard?
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11why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.
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14They come in as through a wide breach; amid the crash they come rolling in.
- Lam 3:6-72 verses73%
6He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.
7ג(Gimel) He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.
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14נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.
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20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
- Ps 22:14-152 verses73%
14My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.
15The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
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5A Better Description of God’s Greatness“The dead tremble– those beneath the waters and all that live in them.
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26They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great.
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3O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.
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16The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
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6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)
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6know then that God has wronged me and encircled me with his net.
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3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.