Genesis 42:21
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
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- Hosea 5:15 Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
- Genesis 37:23–25 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe — the robe of many colors he was wearing — and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
- Job 36:8–9 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.