(Jon. 1:13) And the men strove to return to the dry land... – with repentance,... and they could not, for the sea... – which is the decree of judgement – was becoming stormier upon them.
At that time, (Jon. 2:1) And Y”Y appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah – this is the first exile, of which it is stated: (Jon. 1:5)... and Jonah descended to the lower parts of the ship... and this is: (Gen. 46:4) I shall go down with you to Egypt... As they the sages have established:lxviiBT Megilah 29a ‘In every place that Israel are exiled, the Shekhinah is with them.’