Job 7:15

Easy To Read Version

So I prefer to be choked to death\par than to live.\par

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]

Job 3:21

That person wants to die,\par but death does not come.\par That sad person searches for death\par more than for hidden treasure.\par

Job 3:22

Those people would be happy\par to find their grave.\par They would rejoice\par to find their tomb.\par

Job 7:14

But God, \{when I lie down\}\par you scare me with dreams,\par you frighten with visions. {\cf2\super [14]} \par

Job 7:16

I hate my life—I give up.\par I don’t want to live forever.\par Leave me alone!\par My life means nothing!\par

Job 9:21

I am innocent.\par But I don’t know what to think.\par I hate my own life.\par

Ecclesiastes 2:17

This made me hate life. It made me very sad to think that everything in this life {\cf2\super [10]} is useless, like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [11]}

Jeremiah 8:3

“I will force the people of Judah to leave their homes and their land. The people will be taken away to foreign lands. Some of the people of Judah that were not killed in the war will wish that they had been killed.” This message is from the Lord.

Jonah 4:3

So now I ask you, Lord, please kill me. It is better for me to die than to live!”

Jonah 4:8

After the sun was high in the sky, God caused a hot east wind to blow. The sun became very hot on Jonah’s head and Jonah became very, very weak. Jonah asked God to let him die. Jonah said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the money into the temple. {\cf2\super [422]} Then Judas left that place and hanged himself.

Revelation 9:6

During those days people will look for a way to die, but they will not find it. They will want to die, but death will hide from them.