Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Bible References

Long

Numbers 11:15
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight, and let me not see my wretchedness.
1 Kings 19:4
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. And he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough, now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my
Jonah 4:3
Therefore now, O LORD, I beseech thee, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.
Revelation 9:6
And in those days men will seek death, and will, no, not find it. And they will long to die, and death will flee from them.

Dig

Proverbs 2:4
if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,