Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
I sink
Deep waters
General references
Bible References
I sink
Psalm 40:2 He brought me up from a desolate pit,
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.
out of the muddy clay,
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.
Jeremiah 38:6
So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
Deep waters
Psalm 88:6 You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.
in the darkest places, in the depths.
Ezekiel 27:26 Your rowers have brought you
onto the high seas,
but the east wind has shattered you
in the heart of the sea.
onto the high seas,
but the east wind has shattered you
in the heart of the sea.
General references
Jonah 2:5 The waters engulfed me up to the neck;
the watery depths overcame me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
the watery depths overcame me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.