For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.

I said

And I said, My strength is cut off, and my hope from the Lord.

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the desires of my heart.

And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.

Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the children of Israel: and see, they are saying, Our bones have become dry our hope is gone, we are cut off completely.

For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

General references

The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.

For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.