The waters compassed me about, even to the soul - Words which to others were figures of distress (Psalms 69:2; see the …

The waters.— See reference in margin.

The weeds were wrapped about my head.— This graphic touch is quite or…

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul:—

They seemed to get right into his spirit; his heart became waterlogged: The w…

Here, Jonah relates in many words how many things had happened to him, which were designed to overwhelm his mind with terror, drive him far from Go…

The waters compa ed me about, [even] to the soul. Either when he was first cast into the sea, which almost suffocated him…

Observe when Jonah prayed. He prayed when he was in trouble, under the signs of God's displeasure against him for sin. When we are in affliction, w…