Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Let me not
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Bible References
Kill me
1 Kings 19:4
while he went a day's journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the Lord to take his life: "I've had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I'm no better than my ancestors."
Job 3:20
"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,
Job 6:8
"Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!
Job 7:15
so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.
Jonah 4:3
So now, Lord, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!"
Philippians 1:20
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.
James 1:4
And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
Let me not
Jeremiah 15:18
Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?"
Jeremiah 20:18
Why did I ever come forth from my mother's womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.
Zephaniah 3:15
The Lord has removed the judgment against you; he has turned back your enemy. Israel's king, the Lord, is in your midst! You no longer need to fear disaster.
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Deuteronomy 1:12
But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?