^19:4while he went a day’s journey into the desert. He went and sat down under a shrub⁵ and asked the Lord to take his life:⁶ “I’ve had enough! Now, O Lord, take my life. After all, I’m no better than my ancestors.”⁷

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5 Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).
6 Heb “and asked with respect to his life to die.”
7 Heb “fathers.”

In other versions

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. He said, “I have had enough! Lord, take my life, for I’m 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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