In Jonah 1:5, the sailors cry to their own gods; here they cry to the Lord — showing their shift from pagan gods to the true God.

Jonah 1:16 records the sailors' response after the storm calms — they fear the Lord, offer sacrifice, and make vows, fulfilling their prayer here.

Genesis 9:6 establishes bloodguilt for shedding innocent blood — the very concern the sailors express about taking Jonah's life.

Deuteronomy 21:8 is a prayer not to be held guilty for innocent blood — directly parallel to the sailors' plea for mercy regarding Jonah's life.

Psalm 115:3 declares that God does whatever pleases him — the exact sentiment echoed by the sailors in their confession, 'you have done as you pleased'.

In Psalm 135:6, the same phrase appears: God does whatever pleases Him, reinforcing the sailors' acknowledgment of divine sovereignty.

In Daniel 4:35, God does what pleases Him with all peoples, directly parallel to the sailors' confession 'you have done as you pleased.'

In Ephesians 1:11, God works all things according to His will, directly echoing the sailors' acknowledgment that God did as He pleased.

In Isaiah 46:7, idols cannot answer when cried to, contrasting with the true God whom the sailors cry to and who hears.

Psalm 107:28 describes sailors crying to the Lord in a storm and being rescued — a thematic parallel to the sailors' distress and prayer here.