Jonah 4:8  When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and begged with all his soul to die, saying, "Death is better to me than life."

Job 3:2,20,21  And Job said, • "Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul, • Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

Psalm 34:19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

John 12:27  "Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, 'Father, save Me from this hour '? But for this purpose I came to this hour.

Hebrews 2:17,18  Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. • For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.

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