Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
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 my life, for I am not better than my fathers.”
And dig for it more than for
Death rather than my
And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them,” declares the Lord of hosts.
Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
death » Desired » Job
I will give full vent to
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
That You would conceal me
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
"Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing! "Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off! "But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One. read more.
"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man? "As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages, So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.
So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains. "I waste away; I will not live forever Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Despair » Leads men to desire death
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 my life, for I am not better than my fathers.”
And dig for it more than for
Death rather than my
And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them,” declares the Lord of hosts.
Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.