Lord, take away my life. I’d rather die than live.”

耶和华啊，现在求你取我的命吧！因为我死了比活着还好。”

耶和华啊，现在求你取走我的性命吧！因为我死了比活着更好。”

耶和华啊，现在求你取走我的性命吧！因为我死了比活着更好。”

耶和华啊，求你收回我的性命吧，我死了比活着还好！”

耶和华啊！现在求你取去我的性命吧，因为我死了比活着还好。”

耶和华啊，现在就求你取走我的性命吧！因为我死了比活着更好。”

耶和華啊，現在求你取我的命吧！因為我死了比活着還好。」

耶和華啊，現在求你取走我的性命吧！因為我死了比活着更好。」

耶和華啊，現在求你取走我的性命吧！因為我死了比活着更好。」

耶和華啊，求你收回我的性命吧，我死了比活著還好！」

耶和華啊！現在求你取去我的性命吧，因為我死了比活著還好。”

現在呢、永恆主啊，把我的性命取去吧！因為我死了比活着還好。』

耶和華啊，現在就求你取走我的性命吧！因為我死了比活著更好。」

耶和華歟、今求爾索我命、以我之死、猶愈於生、

今求耶和華取我生命、願死勿生、

求主取我生命、蓋我生不如死為善、

Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”

And now, LORD, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

So now, Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”

Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!”

Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

And now, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for[ it is] better for me to die than to live.

So now, LORD, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”

Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Then he traveled for one day into the desert. He came to a small bush. He sat down under it. He prayed that he would die.“ Lord, I’ve had enough,” he said.“ Take my life. I’m no better than my people of long ago.”

A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from mourning when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.

So I would rather choke to death. That would be better than living in this body of mine.I hate my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone. My days don’t mean anything to me.

“ Why should those who suffer ever be born? Why should life be given to those whose spirits are bitter?Why is life given to those who long for death that doesn’t come? Why is it given to those who would rather search for death than for hidden treasure?

When the sun rose, God sent a burning east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head. It made him very weak. He wanted to die. So he said,“ I’d rather die than live.”

They argued with Moses. They said,“ We wish we had died when our people fell dead in front of the Lord.

“ I wish I could have what I’m asking for! I wish God would give me what I’m hoping for!I wish he would crush me! I wish he would just cut off my life!

But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than allow anyone to take away my pride in my work.

May the day I was born be cursed! May the day I was born to my mother not be blessed!May the man who brought my father the news be cursed! He’s the one who made my father very glad. He said,“ You have had a baby! It’s a boy!”May that man be like the towns the Lord destroyed without pity. May that man hear loud weeping in the morning. May he hear a battle cry at noon.He should have killed me in my mother’s body. He should have made my mother my grave. He should have let her body stay large forever.Why did I ever come out of my mother’s body? I’ve seen nothing but trouble and sorrow. My days will end in shame.

Is this how you are going to treat me? If you are pleased with me, just put me to death right now. Don’t let me live if I have to see myself destroyed anyway.”

For me, life finds all its meaning in Christ. Death also has its benefits.Suppose I go on living in my body. Then I will be able to carry on my work. It will bear a lot of fruit. But what should I choose? I don’t know!I can’t decide between the two. I long to leave this world and be with Christ. That is better by far.But it is more important for you that I stay alive.I’m sure of this. So I know I will remain with you. And I will continue with all of you to help you grow in your faith. I will also continue to help you be joyful in what you have been taught.