זוהר בראשית — דף קכא ע”ב

The Zohar describes how each night, when a person goes up to bed, his soul departs and is judged before the King’s tribunal; he is not judged for the wrongs he will do, but for his present and future merits. Returning to Jonah, it explains that “the sea ceased from its raging” refers to the upper sea regaining its stability: judgment is like a woman struggling to give birth who rests after the delivery, hence “when the wicked perish there is jubilation.” It sets this beside “Do I desire the death of the wicked?” and distinguishes whether the measure is full or not yet full. A passage flagged for verification describes a voice rousing the sleepers and the open book. Rabbi Hiyya finally asks why Sarah’s death is written in the Torah, citing Rachel, Miriam, Deborah and the daughter of Shua.