Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. New Living Translation “The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me. English Standard Version “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; Berean Standard Bible For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. King James Bible When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; New King James Version “When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. New American Standard Bible “For the waves of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction terrified me; NASB 1995 “For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me; NASB 1977 “For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me; Legacy Standard Bible For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of vileness terrorized me; Amplified Bible “For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed and terrified me. Christian Standard Bible For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. American Standard Version For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because the cords of death surrounded and torrents of evil ones troubled me! Brenton Septuagint Translation For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me: Contemporary English Version Death, like ocean waves, surrounded me, and I was almost swallowed by its flooding waters. Douay-Rheims Bible For the pangs of death have sur rounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid. English Revised Version For the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. GOD'S WORD® Translation The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me. Good News Translation The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me. International Standard Version Because deadly breakers engulfed me, while torrents of abuse from the ungodly overwhelmed me. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me. Literal Standard Version When the breakers of death surrounded me, | The streams of the worthless terrify me, Majority Standard Bible For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. New American Bible The breakers of death surged round about me, the menacing floods terrified me; NET Bible The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me. New Revised Standard Version For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me; New Heart English Bible For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me. Webster's Bible Translation When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid; World English Bible For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. Young's Literal Translation When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Song of Deliverance…4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. 6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.… Cross References Luke 21:20 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. Psalm 69:14 Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. Psalm 69:15 Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me. Psalm 93:4 Above the roar of many waters--the mighty breakers of the sea--the LORD on high is majestic. Jonah 2:3 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. Treasury of Scripture When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; waves. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. the floods Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. Psalm 69:14,15 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters… Psalm 93:3,4 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves… ungodly men [heb] Belial Jump to Previous Afraid Assailed Belial Compassed Death Destruction Encompassed Evil Fear Floods Overwhelmed Perdition Round Seas Streams Surrounded Swirled Terrify Torrents Ungodliness Ungodly Waves WorthlessJump to Next Afraid Assailed Belial Compassed Death Destruction Encompassed Evil Fear Floods Overwhelmed Perdition Round Seas Streams Surrounded Swirled Terrify Torrents Ungodliness Ungodly Waves Worthless2 Samuel 22 1. David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings(5) The waves of death.--In Psalms 18, "the sorrows of death," in the Authorised Version, but literally, the bands of death. The word is entirely different, and the variation can hardly have been accidental. The form here accords better with the parallelism of the next clause.Verses 5-7. - "For the breakers of death surrounded me; Hebrew Forכִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the waves מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ (miš·bə·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4867: A breaker (of the sea) of death מָ֑וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin engulfed me; אֲפָפֻ֖נִי (’ă·p̄ā·p̄u·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 661: To surround, encompass the torrents נַחֲלֵ֥י (na·ḥă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft of chaos בְלִיַּ֖עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness overwhelmed me. יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃ (yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 1204: To fall upon, startle, terrify Links 2 Samuel 22:5 NIV2 Samuel 22:5 NLT 2 Samuel 22:5 ESV 2 Samuel 22:5 NASB 2 Samuel 22:5 KJV 2 Samuel 22:5 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 22:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 22:5 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 22:5 French Bible 2 Samuel 22:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death surrounded me (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |