Jonah 2:5

And I said, I am cast out of thy presence: shall I indeed look again toward thy holy temple?

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.

6Water was poured around me to the soul: the + 2:6 Gr. last.lowest deep compassed me, my head went down

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Cross References

Psalms 5:8But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.

Psalms 69:1For the end, by David for a remembrance, that the Lord may save me.

Matthew Henry on Jonah 2:2-10

Jonah's Prayer; The Prophet in the Fish's Belly. ( b. c. 840.) 1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, 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. 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. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The… Read the whole commentary →

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