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Jonah 2:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

The water was everywhere, drowning me from the inside out. The ocean depths swallowed me completely, and seaweed tangled around my head like chains.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes rock bottom feels like you're literally underwater — but that's exactly where God meets you.

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