Revelation 9:6
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
Cross-references
Revelation 6:16 shows people crying for mountains to hide them from God's wrath—parallel to seeking death as escape in 9:6. Both depict desperation.
Job 3:20-22 laments that death does not come to those who long for it—this is the exact same idea as Revelation 9:6.
Jeremiah 8:3 says 'death shall be chosen rather than life'—direct parallel to those seeking death in Revelation 9:6.
Hosea 10:8 has people calling for mountains to fall on them—parallel imagery of desiring death to avoid judgment. Also quoted in Rev 6:16.
In Luke 23:30, people cry for mountains to fall on them — directly parallel to seeking death to escape judgment.
Job 3:21 precisely echoes 'long for death but it does not come' — a near-identical description of the same anguish.
In Job 6:9, Job prays for God to crush him and cut him off — a parallel desire for death, though from personal suffering.
Job 7:15 expresses choosing death over pain—parallel to seeking death in 9:6, but death is attainable in Job. Moderate parallel.
Isaiah 2:19 describes people hiding in caves from God's terror—parallel to seeking death as escape from judgment in Revelation 9:6.