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Job 6:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

that he would decide to crush me, to unleash his power and cut me off!

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but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree  and prayed that he might die. He said, ‘I have had enough! Lord, take my life,  for I’m no better than my ancestors.’


And now, Lord, take my life from me,  for it is better for me to die than to live.’


As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind.  The sun beat down on Jonah’s head  so much that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, ‘It’s better for me to die than to live.’


In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.


Have mercy on me, my friends,  have mercy, for God’s hand  has struck me.


If only you would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until your anger   passes. If only you would appoint a time for me and then remember me.


If only my request would be granted and God would provide what I hope for:


Though I am blameless, I no longer care about myself; I renounce my life.


I am disgusted with my life. I will give vent to my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.


But the sight of the wicked  will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.


My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; he cuts me off from the loom. By nightfall  you make an end of me.





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