# General Information: This is a continuation of Jonah's prayer that started in [Jonah 2:2](../02/02.md). 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]])