Job 7:15

Conservative English Version

I'd rather choke to death than live in this body.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that Absalom and the leaders of Israel were not going to follow his advice, he saddled his donkey and rode back to his home in Gilo. He told his family and servants what to do. Then he hanged himself, and they buried him in his family's burial place.

Job 3:21

I keep longing for death more than I would seek a valuable treasure.

Job 3:22

Nothing could make me happier than to be in the grave.

Job 7:14

but you torture me with terrible dreams.

Job 7:16

Leave me alone and let me die; my life has no meaning.

Job 9:21

I am not guilty, but I no longer care what happens to me.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

This made me hate life. Everything we do is painful; it's just as senseless as chasing the wind.

Jeremiah 8:3

Some of you people of Judah will be left alive, but I will force you to go to foreign countries, and you will wish you were dead. I, the LORD God All-Powerful, have spoken.

Jonah 4:3

Now let me die! I'd be better off dead.

Jonah 4:8

During the day the LORD sent a scorching wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head, making him feel faint. Jonah was ready to die, and he shouted, "I wish I were dead!"

Matthew 27:5

Judas threw the money into the temple and then went out and hanged himself.

Revelation 9:6

In those days people will want to die, but they will not be able to. They will hope for death, but it will escape from them.