Heshbonand Elealehalso cryout, Their voiceis heardallthe wayto Jahaz;Thereforethe armedmen of Moabcryaloud;His soultrembleswithin him.
Rebekahsaidto Isaac,"I am tiredof livingbecauseof the daughtersof Heth;ifJacobtakesa wifefrom the daughtersof Heth,like these,from the daughtersof the land,whatgood will my lifebe to me?"
But he himselfwenta day'sjourneyinto the wilderness,and cameand satdownundera junipertree;and he requestedfor himselfthat he might die,and said,"It is enough;now,O LORD,takemy life,for I am not betterthanmy fathers."
Whydid I evercomeforthfrom the wombTo lookon troubleand sorrow,So that my dayshave beenspentin shame?
"Judgmenthas also comeupon the plain,upon Holon,Jahzahand againstMephaath,
"From the outcryat Heshboneven to Elealeh,even to Jahazthey have raisedtheir voice,from Zoareven to Horonaim[and to] Eglath-shelishiyah;for eventhe watersof Nimrimwill becomedesolate.
"And deathwill be chosenratherthanlifeby allthe remnantthat remainsof thisevilfamily,that remainsin allthe placesto whichI have driventhem," declaresthe LORDof hosts.
"Therefore now,O LORD,pleasetakemy lifefrom me, for deathis betterto me thanlife."
When the suncameup Godappointeda scorchingeastwind,and the sunbeatdownon Jonah'sheadso that he becamefaintand beggedwith [all] his soulto die,saying,"Deathis betterto me thanlife."
"So ifYou are going to dealthuswith me, pleasekillme at once,ifI have foundfavorin Your sight,and do not let me seemy wretchedness."
But Sihonwould not permitIsraelto passthroughhis border.So Sihongatheredallhis peopleand wentout againstIsraelin the wilderness,and cameto Jahazand foughtagainst Israel.
"For a firewentforthfrom Heshbon,A flamefrom the townof Sihon;It devouredArof Moab,The dominantheightsof the Arnon.
"Then Sihonwith allhis peoplecameout to meetus in battleat Jahaz.
and Jahazand Kedemothand Mephaath,
And in thosedaysmenwill seekdeathand will not findit; they will longto die,and deathfleesfrom them.
But Sihondid not trustIsraelto passthrough his territory;so Sihongatheredallhis peopleand campedin Jahazand foughtwith Israel.
