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 lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
Jeremiah 38:6
So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.
Deep waters
Psalm 88:6
You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.
Ezekiel 27:26
Your rowers have brought you into surging waters. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
General references
Jonah 2:5
Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.