Job 6:8
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Cross-references
Job 6:11–13
Parallel
Job 6:11-13 expands his death wish by explaining his lack of strength and reason to wait, directly continuing the lament.
Job 17:14–16
Parallel
Job 17:14-16 echoes the same despair, calling the pit father and worm mother, reinforcing his longing for death.
Job 10:1
Parallel
Job 10:1 continues Job's lament of loathing his life, directly parallel to his request for death.
Numbers 11:15
Parallel
In Numbers 11:15, Moses similarly asks God to kill him when overwhelmed, mirroring Job's death wish.
Jonah 4:3
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Jonah 4:3 also pleads for God to take his life, echoing Job's desperate request.