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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I went down to the bottom of the mountains,.... Which are in the midst of the sea, whither the fish carried him, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The waters compassed me about even to the soul - Words which to others were figures of distress (Psa 69:2. See the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The waters compassed me about even to the soul - So as to seem to deprive me of life. I had no hope left.
The weeds were…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
compassed me about It would be better, perhaps, to render surrounded me, in order to show that this is a different word…