In Jonah 4:8, Jonah repeats the exact same statement after the sun beats down — reinforcing his persistent death wish with identical words.

Numbers 11:15 records Moses' similar death wish when overwhelmed, paralleling Jonah's despair.

In 1 Kings 19:4, Elijah asks God to take his life — a nearly identical prayer from another despondent prophet, echoing Jonah's words.

In Job 6:9, Job explicitly asks God to crush him and cut him off — a direct death wish paralleling Jonah's plea for his life to be taken.

In Job 7:15, Job says his soul chooses strangling and death over life — another strong parallel to Jonah's preference for death over his current state.

In Job 7:16, Job also loathes his life and expresses a desire to die—directly echoing Jonah's death wish.

In Jeremiah 20:14-18, Jeremiah curses his birth, preferring never to have existed — an even more extreme expression of the same despair Jonah voices.

In Philippians 1:21-25, Paul sees death as gain but chooses to live for others — a contrasting perspective to Jonah's despair-driven death wish.

In Numbers 14:2, the Israelites wish they had died—a direct parallel to Jonah's desire to die.

In Job 10:1, Job loathes his life and speaks bitterly—matching Jonah's loathing and death wish.

In Ecclesiastes 2:17, the Preacher hates life because of futility—similar to Jonah's despair and desire to die.

In Jeremiah 8:3, death is chosen over life by the remnant—a direct parallel to Jonah's statement that death is better.

In Job 3:21, Job describes those who long for death but cannot find it — directly mirroring Jonah's own desperate desire to die.

In Exodus 14:12, the Israelites prefer slavery over death, opposing Jonah's preference for death over life.

In Job 3:20, Job questions why light is given to the bitter in soul — a lament that resonates with Jonah's wish to die rather than live in misery.

In 1 Corinthians 9:15, Paul uses the same phrase 'better for me to die' but hyperbolically, not as a genuine death wish.