Numbers 20:3-5
3And the people aquarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished bwhen our brothers perished before the Lord! 4Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? 5And cwhy have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.”Deuteronomy 28:67
67 dIn the morning you shall say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and at evening you shall say, ‘If only it were morning!’ because of the dread that your heart shall feel, and ethe sights that your eyes shall see.Joshua 7:7
7And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, fwhy have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan!2 Samuel 18:33
33 ▼▼Ch 19:1 in Hebrew
And the king was deeply moved and went up hto the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, i“O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” Lamentations 4:9
9 Happier were the victims of the swordthan the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
Acts 26:29
29And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day jmight become such as I am—except for kthese chains.”1 Corinthians 4:8
8Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!
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