en_tn_lite_do_not_use/jon/02/03.md

General Information:

This is a continuation of Jonah's prayer that started in Jonah 2:2. In verse 4 Jonah spoke of something he had prayed before this prayer.

into the depths, into the heart of the seas

This speaks of the vastness of the ocean Jonah was in. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

into the heart of the seas

"to the bottom of the sea"

the currents surrounded me

"the sea water closed in around me"

waves and billows

These are disturbances on the surface of the ocean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)