1 Kings 19:4

Good News Translation

Elijah walked a whole day into the wilderness. He stopped and sat down in the shade of a tree and wished he would die. “It's too much, Lord,” he prayed. “Take away my life; I might as well be dead!”

Cross References

1 Kings 13:14

down the road after the prophet from Judah and found him sitting under an oak tree. “Are you the prophet from Judah?” he asked. “I am,” the man answered.

1 Kings 19:3

Elijah was afraid and fled for his life; he took his servant and went to Beersheba in Judah. Leaving the servant there,

1 Kings 19:5

He lay down under the tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Wake up and eat.”

2 Kings 2:11

They kept talking as they walked on; then suddenly a chariot of fire pulled by horses of fire came between them, and Elijah was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind.

Job 6:8

Why won't God give me what I ask? Why won't he answer my prayer?

Job 6:9

If only he would go ahead and kill me!

Jeremiah 20:9

But when I say, “I will forget the Lord and no longer speak in his name,” then your message is like a fire burning deep within me. I try my best to hold it in, but can no longer keep it back.

Amos 6:2

Go and look at the city of Calneh. Then go on to the great city of Hamath and on down to the Philistine city of Gath. Were they any better than the kingdoms of Judah and Israel? Was their territory larger than yours?

Jonah 4:3

Now then, Lord, let me die. I am better off dead than alive.”

Jonah 4:8

After the sun had risen, God sent a hot east wind, and Jonah was about to faint from the heat of the sun beating down on his head. So he wished he were dead. “I am better off dead than alive,” he said.

Nahum 3:8

Nineveh, are you any better than Thebes, the capital of Egypt? She too had a river to protect her like a wall—the Nile was her defense.

Numbers 11:15

If you are going to treat me like this, have pity on me and kill me, so that I won't have to endure your cruelty any longer.”

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds?

John 4:6

Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired out by the trip, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

Romans 3:9

Well then, are we Jews in any better condition than the Gentiles? Not at all! I have already shown that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.