Thematic Bible
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death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
If this is how you [are] going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery."
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Then he went into the wilderness one day's journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then {he asked Yahweh that he might die}, and he said, "It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors."
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who wait for death, but {it does not come}, and search [for] it more than [for] treasures,
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So my inner self will choose strangling-- death more than my {existence}.
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And death will be preferred to life by all the remaining of this evil clan in all the remaining places where I have driven them away," {declares} Yahweh.
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And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"
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And in those days people will seek death and will never find it, and they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
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Despair » Leads men to desire death
If this is how you [are] going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery."
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Then he went into the wilderness one day's journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then {he asked Yahweh that he might die}, and he said, "It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors."
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who wait for death, but {it does not come}, and search [for] it more than [for] treasures,
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So my inner self will choose strangling-- death more than my {existence}.
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And death will be preferred to life by all the remaining of this evil clan in all the remaining places where I have driven them away," {declares} Yahweh.
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And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"
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And in those days people will seek death and will never find it, and they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
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Despondency » Instances of » Jonah after he had preached to the ninevites
And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"
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{And when the sun rose}, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head and he grew faint. {And he asked that he could die} and said, "My death [is] better than my life!"
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Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Reveals his bigotry in lamenting the repentance of the ninevites
And this {was greatly displeasing} to Jonah, and {he became furious}. And he prayed to Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, [was] this not {what I said} while I was in my homeland? Therefore {I originally fled} to Tarshish, because I knew that you [are] a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger {and having great steadfast love}, and one who relents concerning calamity. And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"
Prayer » Private, of Christ » Unwise prayers, examples of
If this is how you [are] going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery."
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Then he went into the wilderness one day's journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then {he asked Yahweh that he might die}, and he said, "It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors."
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And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."
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And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"
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Presumption » Instances of » Jonah
And this {was greatly displeasing} to Jonah, and {he became furious}. And he prayed to Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, [was] this not {what I said} while I was in my homeland? Therefore {I originally fled} to Tarshish, because I knew that you [are] a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger {and having great steadfast love}, and one who relents concerning calamity. And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!" read more.
And Yahweh said, "{Is it right for you to be angry}?" And Jonah went out from the city and sat [down] east of the city, and he made for himself a shelter there. And he sat under it in the shade, {waiting to see} what would happen with the city. And Yahweh God appointed a plant, and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah {was very glad} about the plant. So God appointed a worm {at daybreak} the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered. {And when the sun rose}, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head and he grew faint. {And he asked that he could die} and said, "My death [is] better than my life!"
And Yahweh said, "{Is it right for you to be angry}?" And Jonah went out from the city and sat [down] east of the city, and he made for himself a shelter there. And he sat under it in the shade, {waiting to see} what would happen with the city. And Yahweh God appointed a plant, and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah {was very glad} about the plant. So God appointed a worm {at daybreak} the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered. {And when the sun rose}, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head and he grew faint. {And he asked that he could die} and said, "My death [is] better than my life!"
Unwise prayers » Examples of
If this is how you [are] going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery."
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Then he went into the wilderness one day's journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then {he asked Yahweh that he might die}, and he said, "It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors."
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And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."
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And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"
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