Numbers 11:15
11:15 But if you are going to deal
with me like this, then kill me immediately.
If I have found favor in your sight then do not let me see my trouble.”
Numbers 20:3
20:3 The people contended
with Moses, saying,
“If only
we had died when our brothers died before the
Lord!
Numbers 20:1
The Israelites Complain Again
20:1 Then the entire community of Israel entered the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.
Numbers 19:4
19:4 Eleazar the priest is to take
some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times
directly in front of the tent of meeting.
Job 3:20-21
Longing for Death
3:20 “Why does God give light to one who is in misery,
and life to those whose soul is bitter,
3:21 to those who wait for death that does not come,
and search for it
more than for hidden treasures,
Job 6:8-9
A Cry for Death
6:8 “Oh that my request would be realized,
and that God would grant me what I long for!
6:9 And that God would be willing to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand
and kill me.
Jeremiah 20:14-18
20:14 Cursed be the day I was born!
May that day not be blessed when my mother gave birth to me.
20:15 Cursed be the man
who made my father very glad
when he brought him the news
that a baby boy had been born to him!
20:16 May that man be like the cities
that the Lord destroyed without showing any mercy.
May he hear a cry of distress in the morning
and a battle cry at noon.
20:17 For he did not kill me before I came from the womb,
making my pregnant mother’s womb my grave forever.
20:18 Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb?
All I experience is trouble and grief,
and I spend my days in shame.
Philippians 1:21-25
1:21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
1:22 Now if I am to go on living in the body,
this will mean productive work
for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:
1:23 I feel torn between the two,
because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
1:24 but it is more vital for your sake that I remain
in the body.
1:25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress
and joy in the faith,