Jonah 2:5

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.

a. ASV: The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.

b. YLT: Compassed me have waters unto the soul, The deep doth compass me, The weed is bound to my head.

c. Classic Amplified: The waters compassed me about, even to [the extinction of] life; the abyss surrounded me, the seaweed was wrapped about my head.

d. Septuagint [Jonah 2:5 in our Bible is Jonah 2:6 in the Septuagint]: Water was poured around me to the soul: the lowest deep compassed me, my head went down

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings [Jonah 2:5 in our Bible is Jonah 2:6 in the Jewish Bible]: Waters encompassed me to the soul, the dep whirled around me; Reeds were tangled about my head. 

1. “The waters compassed me about, even to the soul…”

a. [The] waters [Strong: 4325 mayim mah'-yim dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:--+ piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

b. compassed [me about] [Strong: 661 'aphaph aw-faf' a primitive root; to surround:--compass.]

c. even to [Strong: 5704 `ad ad properly, the same as 5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):--against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.]

d. [the] soul [Strong:5315 nephesh neh'-fesh from 5314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):--any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.]

2. “...the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.”

a. [the] depth [Strong: 8415 thowm teh-home' or thom {teh-home'}; (usually feminine) from 1949; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply):--deep (place), depth.]

b. closed [me round about] [Strong: 5437 cabab saw-bab' a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows):--bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, X circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, X on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).]

c. [the] weeds [Strong: 5488 cuwph soof probably of Egyptian origin; a reed, especially the papyrus:--flag, Red (sea), weed.]

d. [were] wrapped about [Strong: 2280 chabash khaw-bash' a primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule:--bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.]

e. [my] head [Strong: 7218 ro'sh roshe from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.):--band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.]