Job 7:15
“so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.”
What does Job 7:15 mean?
Job is in such deep pain that he feels he'd rather be dead than continue suffering like this. He's not making a calm philosophical statement, but crying out in raw anguish, saying that death by any means would be preferable to what he's enduring. This is the kind of honest desperation that shows how completely broken he feels, and the Bible includes it without judgment, treating his cry as a legitimate response to overwhelming loss and pain. If you're in a place where you relate to these feelings, know that God can handle your honest words too, and reaching out to someone who cares is one way to move through that darkness.