Job 3:20
Longing for Death“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,
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- Job 7:15-16 : 15 so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life. 16 I loathe it; I do not want to live forever; leave me alone, for my days are a vapor!
- Jer 20:18 : 18 Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.
- Prov 31:6 : 6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
- 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 As for her, she was very distressed. She prayed to the LORD and was, in fact, weeping.
- 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said,“Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The LORD has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”
- Job 3:16 : 16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?
- Job 6:9 : 9 And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.
- Job 33:28 : 28 He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’
- Job 33:30 : 30 to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
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21 to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,
22 who rejoice even to jubilation, and are exultant when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
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25 And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.
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17 Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.
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28 He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’
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6 He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.
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30 to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
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39 Why should any living person complain when punished for his sins?
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1 א(Alef) The Prophet Speaks: I am the man who has experienced affliction from the rod of his wrath.
2 He drove me into captivity and made me walk in darkness and not light.
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19 Small and great are there, and the slave is free from his master.
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3 Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
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10 They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,
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26 For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth– only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile– like chasing the wind!
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19 “In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,
- Job 10:20-223 verses72%
20 Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,
21 before I depart, never to return, to the land of darkness and the deepest shadow,
22 to the land of utter darkness, like the deepest darkness, and the deepest shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”
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20 For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.
- Job 33:19-202 verses72%
19 Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,
20 so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.
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15 He has given me my fill of bitter herbs and made me drunk with bitterness.
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25 Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
26 But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.
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1 An Appeal for Revelation“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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22 His flesh only has pain for him, and he mourns for himself.”
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17 So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile– like chasing the wind.
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12 Enjoy Life in the Present I have concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live,
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9 Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,
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23 For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!
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18 He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.
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3 thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.
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10 I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.
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3 Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
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11 Job Remonstrates with God“Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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17 How Often Do the Wicked Suffer?“How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?
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15 What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.
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6 For there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, for the oppression of the king is severe upon his victim.
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4 That day– let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!
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3 Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.
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16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
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19 ז(Zayin) Remember my impoverished and homeless condition, which is a bitter poison.
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4 Is my complaint against a man? If so, why should I not be impatient?
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20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment, throughout the number of the years that are stored up for the tyrant.
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6 The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.
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22 He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.
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22 So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?
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8 So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many– all that is about to come is obscure.