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"A Cry for Death“Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!"
— Job 6:8, NET Bible
“Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!”
“ Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grantmethe thing that I long for! ”
“"Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant the thing that I long for,”
“Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?”
“If only I might have an answer to my prayer, and God would give me my desire!”
“Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!”
Complaints Reflect Suffering“Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox bellow over its fodder?
Can food that is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
I have refused to touch such things; they are like loathsome food to me.
A Cry for Death“Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!
And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.
Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?