Job 3:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,

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Referenced Verses

  • Rev 9:6 : 6 In those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.
  • Prov 2:4 : 4 if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,
  • Jonah 4:3 : 3 So now, LORD, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”
  • Jonah 4:8 : 8 When the sun began to shine, God sent a hot east wind. So the sun beat down on Jonah’s head, and he grew faint. So he despaired of life, and said,“I would rather die than live!”
  • Num 11:15 : 15 But if you are going to deal with me like this, then kill me immediately. If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble.”
  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 while he went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He went and sat down under a shrub and asked the LORD to take his life:“I’ve had enough! Now, O LORD, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.”

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