Job 7:16 Cross References - LEB

¹⁶ I loathe my life; I would not live forever; depart from me, for my days are a breath.

⁴⁶ Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women.* If Jacob takes a wife from Hittite women* like these, from the _⌊native women_⌋,* _⌊what am I living for_⌋?"*

⁴ Then he went into the wilderness one day's journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then _⌊he asked Yahweh that he might die_⌋,* and he said, "It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors."*

²⁰ "Why does he* give light to one in misery and life to those bitter of soul, ²¹ who wait for death, but* _⌊it does not come_⌋,* and search* for it more than for treasures, ²² who rejoice _⌊exceedingly_⌋,* and they are glad when they find the grave?

⁹ that* God would decide that* he would crush me, that he would let loose his hand and _⌊kill me_⌋.*

²¹ "I am blameless; I do not care about myself;* I loathe my life.

¹ "My inner self* loathes my life; _⌊I want to give vent to my complaint_⌋;* I want to speak out of the bitterness of my inner self.*

²⁰ Are not my days few? Let him leave me alone; let him turn from me, and let me rejoice a little.

⁶ Look away from him, and let him desist until he enjoys his days like a laborer.

¹⁰ Remove from me your affliction. By the opposition of your hand I perish.

¹³ Look away from me that I may be cheerful, before I depart and I am no more.

⁹ Only a vapor* are men of low degree, a deception are men of high degree. _⌊Weighed_⌋* in a balance, together they are lighter than a vapor.

³³ And he consumed their days with futility * their years with terror.*

⁴ Humankind is like a breath, his days like a passing shadow.

¹¹ _⌊Increasing words only multiplies futility_⌋,* how does that profit anyone? ¹² For who knows what is good for a man in his life during the few days of his fleeting life, which are fleeting as a shadow? For who can tell anyone what will happen _⌊in the future_⌋* under the sun?

³ And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because for me death is better than life!"

⁸ _⌊And when the sun rose_⌋,* God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head and he grew faint. _⌊And he asked that he could die_⌋* and said, "My death is better than my life!"