Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
If this is how you treat me, please kill me right now, if I've found favor in your eyes, because I don't want to keep staring at all of this misery!"
and ran for a day's journey deep into the wilderness. He found a juniper tree, sat down under it, and prayed that he could die. He asked God, "Enough! LORD! Take my life, because I'm not better than my ancestors!"
To those who are longing for death even though it does not come? To those who search for it more than for hidden treasure?
I would rather die by strangulation than continue living.
"In all the places where the people remain, where I've banished them, death will be chosen over life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
Therefore, LORD, please kill me, because it's better for me to die than to live!"
In those days people will seek death, but never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.
death » Desired » Job
"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.
"Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me.
"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for: that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me! At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say. read more.
"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?
"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?
"Men have harsh servitude on earth, do they not? His days are like those of a hired laborer, are they not? I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages. Truly I've been allotted months of emptiness; nights of trouble have been appointed for me.
I would rather die by strangulation than continue living. I hate the thought of living forever! Leave me alone, because my days are pointless."
Despair » Leads men to desire death
If this is how you treat me, please kill me right now, if I've found favor in your eyes, because I don't want to keep staring at all of this misery!"
and ran for a day's journey deep into the wilderness. He found a juniper tree, sat down under it, and prayed that he could die. He asked God, "Enough! LORD! Take my life, because I'm not better than my ancestors!"
To those who are longing for death even though it does not come? To those who search for it more than for hidden treasure?
I would rather die by strangulation than continue living.
"In all the places where the people remain, where I've banished them, death will be chosen over life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
Therefore, LORD, please kill me, because it's better for me to die than to live!"
In those days people will seek death, but never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.