Charles Ellicott Commentary Jonah 2:3

"For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me." — Jonah 2:3 (ASV)

Hadst cast.—Rather, didst cast. (See Psalms 88:6.)

Floods.—Literally, river, used here of the ocean currents. (Compare to Psalms 24:2.)

All thy billows and thy waves.—More exactly, all thy breakers and billows. (See Psalms 42:7, where the same expression is used figuratively for great danger and distress.)