New International Version (NIV)
5The engulfing waters threatened me,
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
Jonah 2:5
Jonah 2:5 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5“Water encompassed me to the point of death.
The deep flowed around me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5“The waters surrounded me, to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head. [Ps 69:1; Lam 3:54]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5The waters engulfed me
to take my life;
the watery depths closed around me;
the seaweed wrapped around my head.
American Standard Version (ASV)
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul;
The deep was round about me;
The weeds were wrapped about my head.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
5The waters compassed me about vnto the soule: the depth closed me rounde about, and the weedes were wrapt about mine head.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
5The waters surrounded me,
even to the soul.
The deep was around me.
The weeds were wrapped around my head.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5I had almost drowned in the waves.
The deep waters were all around me.
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
5The deep water of the sea covered me,
so that my life was in danger.
The plants in the sea were all around my head.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
5Waters have surrounded me to the soul, || The deep surrounds me, || The weed is bound to my head.