He followed the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, ‘Are you the man of God who came from Judah? ’ ‘I am,’ he said.
1 Kings 19:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. He said, ‘I have had enough! Lord, take my life, for I’m no better than my ancestors.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a lone broom or juniper tree and asked that he might die. He said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am no better than my fathers. American Standard Version (1901) But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. Common English Bible He himself went farther on into the desert a day’s journey. He finally sat down under a solitary broom bush. He longed for his own death: “It’s more than enough, LORD! Take my life because I’m no better than my ancestors.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he continued on, into the desert, for one day's journey. And when he had arrived, and was sitting under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die. And he said: "It is enough for me, O Lord. Take my soul. For I am no better than my fathers." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he went forward, one day's journey into the desert. And when he was there, and sat under a juniper-tree, he requested for his soul that he might die, and said: It is enough for me. Lord, take away my soul; for I am no better than my fathers. |
He followed the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, ‘Are you the man of God who came from Judah? ’ ‘I am,’ he said.
Then Elijah became afraid , and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,
Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. Suddenly, an angel touched him. The angel told him, ‘Get up and eat.’
As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.
If only my request would be granted and God would provide what I hope for:
that he would decide to crush me, to unleash his power and cut me off!
I say, ‘I won’t mention him or speak any longer in his name.’ But his message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones. I become tired of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
And now, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.’
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head so much that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, ‘It’s better for me to die than to live.’
Are you better than Thebes , that sat along the Nile with water surrounding her, whose rampart was the sea, the river , her wall?
If you are going to treat me like this, please kill me here and now, if I have found favour with you, and don’t let me see my misery any more.’
Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?
Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from his journey, sat down at the well. It was about noon.
What then? Are we any better off? Not at all! For we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, ,