Verse 6
The prophet descended in the sea to the bottoms of the mountains, their very foundations. There he felt caged as a prisoner unable to escape. However even though human deliverance was hopeless, Yahweh, Jonah’s strong God, lifted him up out of Sheol’s pit (cf. Psalms 49:15; Psalms 56:13; Psalms 103:4).
"Jonah’s ’downward’ journey from Jerusalem down to Joppa (Jonah 1:3 a) down into the ship (Jonah 1:3 b) down into the cargo hold (Jonah 1:5) and ultimately down into the bottom of the sea, pictured as down to the very gates of the netherworld (Jonah 2:7), does not end until he turns back to God who brings him ’up’ from the brink of death (Jonah 2:6-7)." [Note: The NET Bible note on 1:3.]
"When you turn your back on God, the only direction you can go is down." [Note: Wiersbe, p. 381.]
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