⁴but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree^ad and prayed that he might die. He said, “I have had enough! Lord, take my life,^ae for I’m no better than my ancestors.”

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ad Jb 30:4
ae Nm 11:15; Jnh 4:3,8

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then he went into the wilderness one day’s journey, and he went and sat under a certain broom tree. Then he asked Yahweh that he might die, and he said, “It is enough now, Yahweh; take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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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