26 Bible Verses about Desire For Death
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And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it, and shall desire to die, and death shall fly from them.
"Alas, why died I not in the birth? Why did not I perish, as soon as I came out of my mother's womb?
Wherefore hast thou brought me out of my mother's womb? O that I had perished, and that no eye had seen me.
Cursed be the day wherein I was born! Unhappy be the day, wherein my mother brought me forth! Cursed be the man, that brought my father the tidings, to make him glad, saying, "Thou hast gotten a son." Let it happen unto that man, as to the cities which the LORD turned upside down, when he had long heard the wicked rumor of them;read more.
because he slew me not, as soon as I came out of my mother's womb, and because my mother was not my grave herself, that the birth might not have come out, but remained still in her. Wherefore came I forth of my mother's womb? To have experience of labour and sorrow? And to lead my life with shame?
And he said unto me, 'Come on me and slay me: For anguish is come upon me and my life is yet all in me.'
"O that I might have my desire! O that God would grant me the thing, that I long for!
That he would begin and smite me: that he would let his hand go, and hew me down.
O that thou wouldest keep me, and hide me in the hell, until thy wrath were stilled: and to appoint me a time, wherein thou mightest remember me.
And he went a day's journey into the wilderness, and when he was come sat down under a Juniper tree, and desired for his soul, that he might die, and said, "It is now enough, O LORD, take my soul; for I am not better than my fathers."
And as soon as the sun was up, God prepared a fervent east wind: so that the sun beat over the head of Jonah, that he fainted again and wished unto his soul that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us'; and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
And all they that remain of this wicked generation, shall desire rather to die than to live: wheresoever they remain, and whereas I scatter them, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.
Wherefore I judged those that are dead, to be more happy than such as be alive.
and said unto them, "Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and ate bread our bellies' full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole multitude for hunger."
and all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron. And the whole congregation said unto them, "Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt, either we would that we had died in this wilderness.
And the people chode with Moses and spake, saying, "Would God that we had perished when our brethren perished before the LORD.
And the king was moved and went up to a chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went thus he said, "My son Absalom, my son, my son, my son Absalom, would to God I had died for thee Absalom, my son, my son."
and search for it more than for treasure. Which also would be exceedingly glad, and rejoice if they found their grave.
As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."
The high places of Aven, where Israel do sin, shall be cast down: thistles and thorns shall grow upon their altars. Then shall they say to the mountains, "Cover us," and to the hills, "Fall upon us."
Though they were buried in the hell, my hand shall fetch them from thence. Though they climb up to heaven, yet shall I cast them down.
Mine enemies speak evil upon me, "When shall he die, and his name perish?"
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together,
in that thou lovest thine enemies and hatest thy friends. Thou hast declared this day that thou carest neither for thy lords nor servants. For this day I do perceive, if Absalom had lived, and all we died this day, that then it had pleased thee well.
