Verse 20

Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter in soul?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 7:15-16 : 15 I prefer strangling and death rather than this body of mine. 16 I despise my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
  • Jer 20:18 : 18 Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?
  • Prov 31:6 : 6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart.
  • 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 In her deep anguish, Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came to push her away, but the man of God said, 'Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled, but the LORD has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.'
  • Job 3:16 : 16 Or why was I not like a stillborn child, like infants who never saw the light?
  • Job 6:9 : 9 That God would be willing to crush me, to let loose His hand and cut me off!
  • Job 33:28 : 28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.
  • Job 33:30 : 30 to bring back their soul from the pit, that they may be enlightened with the light of life.