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What does dreaming about drowning mean in the Bible?
Overwhelmed — and drawn out of deep waters
In Scripture
"The waters have come up to my neck" — the psalmist knew the drowning feeling long before dream dictionaries did. It is the language of being overwhelmed. The same psalms answer it: He reached down and drew me out of deep waters. Being in over your head is exactly where His rescue operates.
Verses to read
Psalms 69:1 (KJV)
“Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.”
Save me, O God — the waters have come up to my neck
Psalms 18:16 (KJV)
“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.”
He drew me out of deep waters
Isaiah 43:2 (KJV)
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”
The rivers will not sweep over you
“Do not interpretations belong to God?” — Genesis 40:8.
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