But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a [a]broom tree. And he (A)prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:4 juniper

while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush,(A) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life;(B) I am no better than my ancestors.”

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“Oh, that I might have my request,
That God would grant me the thing that I long for!

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“Oh, that I might have my request,
    that God would grant what I hope for,(A)

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That it would please God to crush me,
That He would loose His hand and (A)cut me off!

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that God would be willing to crush(A) me,
    to let loose his hand and cut off my life!(B)

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