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Job 7:16-21

16 I despise my life; I would not live forever.
Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

17 “What is man that you make so much of him,
that you give him so much attention,

18 that you examine him every morning
and test him every moment?

19 Will you never look away from me,
or let me alone even for an instant?

20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a burden to you?

21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
and forgive my sins?
For I will soon lie down in the dust;
you will search for me, but I will be no more.”

Cross References for Job 7:16-21

Genesis 27:46 - Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob... Click to read the verse Genesis 27:46 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:46

Psalms 78:39 - He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:39 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:39

Jonah 4:3 - Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.” Click to read the verse Jonah 4:3 Click to read the verse Jonah 4:3

Job 3:20-22 - “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul, Click to read the verse Job 3:20-22 Click to read the verse Job 3:20-22

1 Kings 19:4 - while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:4 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:4

Jonah 4:8 - When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so th... Click to read the verse Jonah 4:8 Click to read the verse Jonah 4:8

Job 14:6 - So look away from him and let him alone, till he has put in his time like a hired man. Click to read the verse Job 14:6 Click to read the verse Job 14:6

Psalms 78:33 - So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:33 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:33

Psalms 62:9 - Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are not... Click to read the verse Psalms 62:9 Click to read the verse Psalms 62:9

Job 10:1 - “I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bi... Click to read the verse Job 10:1 Click to read the verse Job 10:1

Psalms 39:10 - Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand. Click to read the verse Psalms 39:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 39:10

Psalms 144:4 - Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow. Click to read the verse Psalms 144:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 144:4

Job 6:9 - that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut me off! Click to read the verse Job 6:9 Click to read the verse Job 6:9

Psalms 39:13 - Look away from me, that I may rejoice again before I depart and am no more.” Click to read the verse Psalms 39:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 39:13

Job 10:20 - Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so I can have a moment’s joy Click to read the verse Job 10:20 Click to read the verse Job 10:20

Job 16:7 - Surely, O God, you have worn me out; you have devastated my entire household. Click to read the verse Job 16:7 Click to read the verse Job 16:7

Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 - The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:11-12 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:11-12

Job 9:21 - “Although I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. Click to read the verse Job 9:21 Click to read the verse Job 9:21