Verse 9

Even that it would please{H2974}{(H8686)} God{H433} to destroy{H1792}{(H8762)} me; that he would let loose{H5425}{(H8686)} his hand{H3027}, and cut me off{H1214}{(H8762)}!

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 But he himself went{H1980}{(H8804)} a day's{H3117} journey{H1870} into the wilderness{H4057}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} and sat down{H3427}{(H8799)} under a{H259} juniper tree{H7574}: and he requested{H7592}{(H8799)} for himself{H5315} that he might die{H4191}{(H8800)}; and said{H559}{(H8799)}, It is enough{H7227}; now, O LORD{H3068}, take away{H3947}{(H8798)} my life{H5315}; for I am not better{H2896} than my fathers{H1}.
  • Jonah 4:3 : 3 Therefore now, O LORD{H3068}, take{H3947}{(H8798)}, I beseech thee, my life{H5315} from me; for it is better{H2896} for me to die{H4194} than to live{H2416}.
  • Job 7:15-16 : 15 So that my soul{H5315} chooseth{H977}{(H8799)} strangling{H4267}, and death{H4194} rather than my life{H6106}. 16 I loathe{H3988}{(H8804)} it; I would not live{H2421}{(H8799)} alway{H5769}: let me alone{H2308}{(H8798)}; for my days{H3117} are vanity{H1892}.
  • Job 14:13 : 13 O that{H5414}{(H8799)} thou wouldest hide{H6845}{(H8686)} me in the grave{H7585}, that thou wouldest keep me secret{H5641}{(H8686)}, until thy wrath{H639} be past{H7725}{(H8800)}, that thou wouldest appoint{H7896}{(H8799)} me a set time{H2706}, and remember{H2142}{(H8799)} me!
  • Job 19:21 : 21 Have pity{H2603}{(H8798)} upon me, have pity{H2603}{(H8798)} upon me, O ye my friends{H7453}; for the hand{H3027} of God{H433} hath touched{H5060}{(H8804)} me.
  • Ps 32:4 : 4 For day{H3119} and night{H3915} thy hand{H3027} was heavy{H3513}{(H8799)} upon me: my moisture{H3955} is turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into the drought{H2725} of summer{H7019}. Selah{H5542}.
  • Isa 48:10-13 : 10 Behold, I have refined{H6884}{(H8804)} thee, but not with silver{H3701}; I have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} thee in the furnace{H3564} of affliction{H6040}. 11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do{H6213}{(H8799)} it: for how should my name be polluted{H2490}{(H8735)}? and I will not give{H5414}{(H8799)} my glory{H3519} unto another{H312}. 12 Hearken{H8085}{(H8798)} unto me, O Jacob{H3290} and Israel{H3478}, my called{H7121}{(H8794)}; I am he; I am the first{H7223}, I also am the last{H314}. 13 Mine hand{H3027} also hath laid the foundation{H3245}{(H8804)} of the earth{H776}, and my right hand{H3225} hath spanned{H2946}{(H8765)} the heavens{H8064}: when I call{H7121}{(H8802)} unto them, they stand up{H5975}{(H8799)} together{H3162}.
  • Jonah 4:8 : 8 And it came to pass, when the sun{H8121} did arise{H2224}{(H8800)}, that God{H430} prepared{H4487}{(H8762)} a vehement{H2759} east{H6921} wind{H7307}; and the sun{H8121} beat{H5221}{(H8686)} upon the head{H7218} of Jonah{H3124}, that he fainted{H5968}{(H8691)}, and wished{H7592}{(H8799)} in himself{H5315} to die{H4191}{(H8800)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, It is better{H2896} for me to die{H4194} than to live{H2416}.
  • Rev 9:6 : 6 And{G2532} in{G1722} those{G1565} days{G2250} shall men{G444} seek{G2212}{(G5692)} death{G2288}, and{G2532} shall{G2147} not{G3756} find{G2147}{(G5692)} it{G846}; and{G2532} shall desire{G1937}{(G5692)} to die{G599}{(G5629)}, and{G2532} death{G2288} shall flee{G5343}{(G5695)} from{G575} them{G846}.
  • Job 3:20-22 : 20 Wherefore is light{H216} given{H5414}{(H8799)} to him that is in misery{H6001}, and life{H2416} unto the bitter{H4751} in soul{H5315}; 21 Which long{H2442}{(H8764)} for death{H4194}, but it cometh not; and dig{H2658}{(H8799)} for it more than for hid treasures{H4301}; 22 Which rejoice{H8056} exceedingly{H1524}, and are glad{H7797}{(H8799)}, when they can find{H4672}{(H8799)} the grave{H6913}?
  • Num 11:14-15 : 14 I am not able{H3201}{(H8799)} to bear{H5375}{(H8800)} all this people{H5971} alone{H905}, because it is too heavy{H3515} for me. 15 And if thou deal{H6213}{(H8802)} thus with me, kill{H2026}{(H8798)} me, I pray thee, out of hand{H2026}{(H8800)}, if I have found{H4672}{(H8804)} favour{H2580} in thy sight{H5869}; and let me not see{H7200}{(H8799)} my wretchedness{H7451}.