Job 3:21
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Which †long for death, but it commeth not, and dig for it more then for hid treasures:
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. wait.
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4¶ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
4¶ But he himselfe went a dayes iourney into the wildernesse, and came and sate downe vnder a Iuniper tree: and hee requested †for himselfe that hee might die, and sayd, It is enough, now O LORD, take away my life: for I am not better then my fathers.
8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
8‖And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.
- Numbers 11:15Rank 6 from verse 21
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Job 3:21
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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To break, turn up, or remove earth; to excavate or make an opening in the ground.
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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.
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Sense 1: Valuable things laid up. Sense 2: To store or keep as precious.
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21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
21Which †long for death, but it commeth not, and dig for it more then for hid treasures:
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