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Jonah 4:3
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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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Jonah 4:3
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1 Kings 19:4
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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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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.”
Ecclesiastes 7:1
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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The Value of Practical Wisdom
7 A (A)good name is better than precious ointment,
And the day of death than the day of one’s (B)birth;
Ecclesiastes 7:1
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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Jeremiah 20:14-18
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Jeremiah 20:14-18
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14 (A)Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!
15 Let the man be cursed
Who brought news to my father, saying,
“A male child has been born to you!”
Making him very glad.
16 And let that man be like the cities
Which the Lord (B)overthrew, and did not relent;
Let him (C)hear the cry in the morning
And the shouting at noon,
17 (D)Because he did not kill me from the womb,
That my mother might have been my grave,
And her womb always enlarged with me.
18 (E)Why did I come forth from the womb to (F)see [a]labor and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed with shame?
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- Jeremiah 20:18 toil
Jeremiah 20:14-18
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Jeremiah 20:14-18
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14 Cursed be the day I was born!(A)
May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
who made him very glad, saying,
“A child is born to you—a son!”
16 May that man be like the towns(B)
the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing(C) in the morning,
a battle cry at noon.
17 For he did not kill me in the womb,(D)
with my mother as my grave,
her womb enlarged forever.
18 Why did I ever come out of the womb(E)
to see trouble(F) and sorrow
and to end my days in shame?(G)
Numbers 11:15
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Numbers 11:15
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15 If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and (A)do not let me see my wretchedness!”
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Numbers 11:15
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Numbers 11:15
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15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me(A)—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
Philippians 1:21-25
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Philippians 1:21-25
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21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I [a]cannot tell. 23 [b]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a (A)desire to depart and be with Christ, which is (B)far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,
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- Philippians 1:22 do not know
- Philippians 1:23 NU, M But
Philippians 1:21-25
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Philippians 1:21-25
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21 For to me, to live is Christ(A) and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart(B) and be with Christ,(C) which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
Jonah 4:8
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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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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.”
Numbers 20:3
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Numbers 20:3
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3 And the people (A)contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died (B)when our brethren died before the Lord!
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Numbers 20:3
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Numbers 20:3
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3 They quarreled(A) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(B) before the Lord!(C)
1 Corinthians 9:15
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1 Corinthians 9:15
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15 But (A)I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for (B)it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.
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1 Corinthians 9:15
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1 Corinthians 9:15
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15 But I have not used any of these rights.(A) And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.(B)
Job 6:8-9
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Job 6:8-9
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8 “Oh, that I might have my request,
That God would grant me the thing that I long for!
9 That it would please God to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and (A)cut me off!
Job 6:8-9
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Job 6:8-9
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Job 3:20-21
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Job 3:20-21
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