Jonah 2:5
Strong's Lexicon
The waters
מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

engulfed me
אֲפָפ֤וּנִי (’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 661: 1) to surround, encompass 1a) (Qal) to encompass

up to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

the neck;
נֶ֔פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

the watery depths
תְּה֖וֹם (tə·hō·wm)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8415: 1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea 1a) deep (of subterranean waters) 1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea) 1c) primeval ocean, deep 1d) deep, depth (of river) 1e) abyss, the grave

overcame me;
יְסֹבְבֵ֑נִי (yə·sō·ḇə·ḇê·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round 1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be turned 1f2) to be surrounded

the seaweed
ס֖וּף (sūp̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5488: 1) reed, rush, water plant 1a) rushes 1b) sea of rushes 1b1) of Red Sea 1b2) of arms of Red Sea 1b3) of Gulf of Suez 1b4) of sea from straits to Gulf of Akaba

wrapped
חָב֥וּשׁ (ḥā·ḇūš)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2280: 1) to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, bind on 1a2) to bind up 1b) (Piel) to bind, restrain 1c) (Pual) to be bound up

around my head.
לְרֹאשִֽׁי׃ (lə·rō·šî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.

Young's Literal Translation
Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

New American Standard Bible
"Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.

King James Bible
The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

New Living Translation
"I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head.

English Standard Version
The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head

New American Standard Bible
"Water encompassed me to the point of death. The great deep engulfed me, Weeds were wrapped around my head.

King James Bible
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters engulfed me up to the neck; the watery depths overcame me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

International Standard Version
Flood waters encompassed me, the deep surrounded me while seaweed wrapped around my head.

NET Bible
Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

American Standard Version
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.

English Revised Version
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Young's Literal Translation
Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head.
















Cross References
Luke 21:20
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

Psalm 69:1
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

Psalm 69:2
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Lamentations 3:54
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah 2:4
Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

Jonah 2:3
For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

Jonah 2:2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

Jonah 2:6
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

Jonah 2:7
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

Jonah 2:8
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
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