that it would (A)please God to crush me,
    that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!

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that God would be willing to crush(A) me,
    to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(B)

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But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. (A)And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

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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.”

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(A)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, (B)for it is better for me to die than to live.”

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Now, Lord, take away my life,(A) for it is better for me to die(B) than to live.”(C)

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When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching (A)east wind, (B)and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he (C)was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, (D)“It is better for me to die than to live.”

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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.”

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10 Behold, I have refined you, (A)but not as silver;
    (B)I have tried[a] you in the furnace of affliction.
11 (C)For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
    for how should my name[b] be profaned?
    (D)My glory I will not give to another.

The Lord's Call to Israel

12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
    and Israel, whom I called!
I am he; (E)I am the first,
    and I am the last.
13 My hand (F)laid the foundation of the earth,
    and my right hand (G)spread out the heavens;
(H)when I call to them,
    they stand forth together.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:10 Or I have chosen
  2. Isaiah 48:11 Hebrew lacks my name

10 See, I have refined(A) you, though not as silver;
    I have tested(B) you in the furnace(C) of affliction.
11 For my own sake,(D) for my own sake, I do this.
    How can I let myself be defamed?(E)
    I will not yield my glory to another.(F)

Israel Freed

12 “Listen(G) to me, Jacob,
    Israel, whom I have called:(H)
I am he;(I)
    I am the first and I am the last.(J)
13 My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,(K)
    and my right hand spread out the heavens;(L)
when I summon them,
    they all stand up together.(M)

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15 so that I would choose strangling
    and death rather than my (A)bones.
16 I (B)loathe my life; I would not live forever.
    (C)Leave me alone, for my days are (D)a breath.

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15 so that I prefer strangling and death,(A)
    rather than this body of mine.(B)
16 I despise my life;(C) I would not live forever.(D)
    Let me alone;(E) my days have no meaning.(F)

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And in those days (A)people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.

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During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.(A)

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For day and night your (A)hand was heavy upon me;
    my strength was dried up[a] as by the heat of summer. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 32:4 Hebrew my vitality was changed

For day and night
    your hand was heavy(A) on me;
my strength was sapped(B)
    as in the heat of summer.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.

21 Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends,
    for the hand of God has (A)touched me!

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21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(A) have pity,
    for the hand of God has struck(B) me.

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13 Oh that you would (A)hide me in (B)Sheol,
    that you would (C)conceal me (D)until your wrath be past,
    that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

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13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(A)
    and conceal me till your anger has passed!(B)
If only you would set me a time
    and then remember(C) me!(D)

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20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery,
    and life to (A)the bitter in soul,
21 who (B)long for death, but it comes not,
    and dig for it more than for (C)hidden treasures,
22 who rejoice exceedingly
    and are glad when they find the grave?

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20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
    and life to the bitter of soul,(A)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(B)
    who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(C)
22 who are filled with gladness
    and rejoice when they reach the grave?(D)

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14 (A)I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.”

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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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