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.

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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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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

And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

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The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

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And the [a]angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

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  1. 1 Kings 19:7 Or Angel