Job 7:15

KJV

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

— Job 7:15, King James Version
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Job 7:15, King James Version.

Context

This verse from Job Chapter 7 connects to 2 cross-references. Job addresses God directly, lamenting that human life is like forced labor with no relief. He describes his sleepless nights, wasting body, and asks God why he targets one so frail. His questions — 'What is man that you make …

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Other Translations

ASV

So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.

YLT

And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.

BBE

So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home …

Matthew 27:5

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.