But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree, and prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, יהוה, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”
Job 10:1 - The Scriptures 2009 “My being has grown weary of life. I let loose my complaint, I speak in the bitterness of my being. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I AM weary of my life and loathe it! I will give free expression to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. American Standard Version (1901) My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. Common English Bible I loathe my life; I will let loose my complaint; I will speak out of my own bitterness. Catholic Public Domain Version My soul is weary of my life. I will release my words against myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My soul is weary of my life: I will let go my speech against myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. |
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree, and prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, יהוה, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”
If only You would hide me in She’ol, conceal me until Your wrath turns away. Set for me a law, and remember me!
In scarcity of food He shall redeem you from death, and in battle from the power of the sword.
Do you reckon to reprove my words, and the sayings of one in despair, which are as wind?
I also, I do not hold my mouth, I speak in the distress of my spirit, I complain in the bitterness of my being.
I have wasted away, I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.
“What do I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has acted. Softly I go, all my years, because of the bitterness of my being.
“See, for peace I had what was bitter, bitter. But You have lovingly delivered my being from the pit of corruption, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
“And now, O יהוה, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!”
And it came to be when the sun came up, that Elohim appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun struck on Yonah’s head, so that he grew faint, and asked for his life to die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
“And if You are doing this to me, kill me – please kill me, if I have found favour in Your eyes, and let me not see my evil!”