They refused to eat anything. They came close to passing through the gates of death.
Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
I have so many troubles I’m about to die.
Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me! Help me! Don’t let me go down to the gates of death!
I said, “I’m enjoying the best years of my life. Must I now go through the gates of death? Will the rest of my years be taken away from me?”