Job 6:9
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9 That it would please God to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and (A)cut me off!
Job 6:9
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1 Kings 19:4
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4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a [a]broom tree. And he (A)prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”
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- 1 Kings 19:4 juniper
1 Kings 19:4
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4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush,(A) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;(B) I am no better than my ancestors.”
Jonah 4:3
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3 (A)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for (B)it is better for me to die than to live!”
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Jonah 4:3
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Revelation 9:6
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6 In those days (A)men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
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Revelation 9:6
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6 During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.(A)
Jonah 4:8
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8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, (A)“It is better for me to die than to live.”
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Jonah 4:8
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8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die,(A) and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
Isaiah 48:10-13
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10 Behold, (A)I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the (B)furnace of affliction.
11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it;
For (C)how should My name be profaned?
And (D)I will not give My glory to another.
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12 “Listen to Me, O Jacob,
And Israel, My called:
I am He, (E)I am the (F)First,
I am also the Last.
13 Indeed (G)My hand has laid the foundation of the earth,
And My right hand has stretched out the heavens;
When (H)I call to them,
They stand up together.
Isaiah 48:10-13
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Psalm 32:4
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4 For day and night Your (A)hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
Psalm 32:4
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- Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.
Job 19:21
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21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!
Job 19:21
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Job 14:13
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13 “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave,
That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Job 14:13
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Job 3:20-22
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20 “Why(A) is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the (B)bitter of soul,
21 Who (C)long[a] for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than (D)hidden treasures;
22 Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the (E)grave?
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- Job 3:21 Lit. wait
Job 3:20-22
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Numbers 11:14-15
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14 (A)I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and (B)do not let me see my wretchedness!”
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Numbers 11:14-15
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14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.(A) 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me(B)—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
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