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Jonah 2:5 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Jonah 2:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jonah chapter 2 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.”
Jonah 2:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Jonah 2:5
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. Jonah continues describing his near-death drowning with increasingly desperate imagery. "The waters compassed me about, even to the soul" (afafuni mayim ad-nafesh, אֲפָפוּנִי מַיִם עַד־נָפֶשׁ) uses afaf (אָפַף), meaning to surround, encompass, or enclose. The phrase "even to the soul" (ad-nafesh) indicates the water reached his very life-breath—he was drowning, moments from death. Nafesh (נֶפֶשׁ) means soul, life, or throat, often associated with breathing and vitality."The d...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jonah 2:5
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“God”
“I am cut off.”
“out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock”