Jonah 4:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So now, Lord, just kill me. It is better for me to die than to live.”

Cross References

1 Kings 19:4

and walked for a whole day into the desert. Then he sat down under a bush and asked to die. He said, “I have had enough, Lord! Take my life. I am no better than my ancestors.”

Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good reputation is better than expensive pleasures. The day someone dies is better than the day they were born.

Numbers 11:15

If you plan to continue giving me their troubles, kill me now. If you accept me as your servant, let me die now. Then I will be finished with all my troubles!”

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 he became very weak. He asked God to let him die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

Numbers 20:3

The people argued with Moses and said, “Maybe we should have died in front of the Lord like our brothers did.

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not used any of these rights, and I am not trying to get anything from you. That is not my purpose for writing this. I would rather die than to have someone take away what for me is a great source of pride.

Jeremiah 8:3

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

Jonah 4:4

Then the Lord said, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry?”

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t become angry quickly, because anger is foolish.