Afflictions and Adversities
572 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
56 sections
- Ahaz
- Ahaz, Etc
- Ahaziah
- Always Less than Deserved
- Asa
- Benefits of
- Benefits of, Illustrated
- Consequent Upon the Fall
- Consolation In
- Design of
- Despondency In
- Determines the Continuance of
- Dispensation of God
- Does not Willingly Send
- Forsaken by Friends in David
- Forsaken by Friends in Instances of
- Forsaken by Friends in Jesus
- Forsaken by Friends in Paul
- from Satan
- Gehazi
- God Regulates the Measure of Afflictions
- Hezekiah
- Israel
- Jehoram
- Jonah
- Joseph
- Joseph's Brethren
- Josiah
- Man is Born To
- Manasseh
- Mocking At
- National Lessons From
- Obduracy In
- Often Severe
- Penitence in David
- Penitence in Levites
- Penitence in Nebuchadnezzar
- Penitence in Pharaoh
- Pharaoh
- Prayer In
- Prodigal Son
- Resignation In
- Resignation in Aaron, at the Death of Nadab and Abihu
- Resignation in Against his House Were Foretold
- Resignation in David, at the Death of his Child
- Resignation in Jesus, in Gethsemane
- Resignation in Paul and Silas in Prison
- Resignation in The Shunammite Woman
- Resignation In, Exemplified
- Results of, Good
- Saints Appointed To
- Sin Produces
- Sinners Corrected By
- Tempered with Mercy
- Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Uzziah
Ahaz
- 2 Chronicles 28:22–23 In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. …
Ahaz, Etc
- 2 Chronicles 28:5–8 So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz …
- 2 Chronicles 28:22 In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
Ahaziah
- 2 Kings 1:1–4 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. …
Always Less than Deserved
- Ezra 9:13 After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than …
- Psalm 103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
Asa
- 2 Chronicles 16:12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in …
Benefits of
- 1 Kings 8:33 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess …
- 1 Kings 8:35 When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and …
- 1 Kings 8:47–53 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their …
- Deuteronomy 4:30–31 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and …
- Deuteronomy 30:1–2 “When all these things come upon you— the blessings and curses I have set before you— and you call them to mind in all the …
- 2 Chronicles 6:28–31 When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in …
- Job 5:6–11 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. …
- Job 5:17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- Job 23:10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Psalm 94:12–13 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, …
- Proverbs 3:11–12 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; …
- Hebrews 12:5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and …
- Ecclesiastes 7:2–3 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should …
- Isaiah 19:20 It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their …
- Isaiah 19:22 And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear …
- Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people …
- Isaiah 27:9 Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the …
- Jeremiah 2:27 say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. …
- Jeremiah 22:22–23 The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated …
- Jeremiah 31:19 After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore …
- Lamentations 3:27–28 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. …
- Ezekiel 20:37 I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
- Ezekiel 20:43 There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for …
- Ezekiel 6:9 Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me — how I have been grieved by their …
- Hosea 2:6–7 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way. …
- 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.”
- Romans 5:3–4 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; …
- Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ — if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may …
- Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- Philippians 1:12–14 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. …
- Philippians 1:19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
- James 1:2–4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, …
- James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has …
- 1 Peter 1:7 so that the proven character of your faith — more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire — may result in …
- 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Benefits of, Illustrated
- Genesis 22:12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not …
- Genesis 22:16–18 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, …
- Genesis 32:11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
- 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, …
- Exodus 9:27–28 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. …
- Exodus 10:7 Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD …
- Exodus 10:16–17 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you. …
- Exodus 12:31–33 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the …
- Numbers 21:7 Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so …
- Judges 10:6–8 And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and …
- Judges 10:10 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
- 1 Samuel 12:9–10 But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the …
- 1 Kings 13:1–10 Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. …
- 2 Chronicles 15:4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12–13 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. …
- Ezra 9:5–15 At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands …
- Nehemiah 9:32 So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that …
- Job 34:31–32 Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more. …
- Job 40:1–5 And the LORD said to Job: …
- Psalm 18:4–6 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. …
- Psalm 66:10–12 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. …
- Psalm 78:34–35 When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God. …
- Psalm 119:67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
- Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
- Isaiah 26:16 O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
- Jeremiah 31:18–19 I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for …
- Lamentations 3:19–20 Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. …
- Hosea 6:1 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
- Jonah 2:1–10 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, …
- Luke 15:11–24 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. …
- Acts 8:24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
Consequent Upon the Fall
- Genesis 3:16–19 To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will …
Consolation In
- Genesis 21:17 Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, …
- Genesis 16:7–13 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert — the spring along the road to Shur. …
- Genesis 26:17 So Isaac left that place and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.
- Genesis 26:33 So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
- Genesis 31:42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me …
- Exodus 3:7–8 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their …
- Exodus 3:16–17 Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — …
- Exodus 14:13–14 But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you …
- Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the …
- 2 Samuel 22:28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
- Job 5:6–27 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. …
- Job 11:16–19 For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by. …
- Job 16:5 But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.
- Job 29:25 I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
- Job 31:19–22 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak, …
- Job 35:10 But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,
- Psalm 9:9–10 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. …
- Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, …
- Psalm 27:5–6 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock. …
- Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalm 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
- Psalm 34:4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalm 34:19–20 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. …
- Psalm 37:23–24 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. …
- Psalm 37:32–33 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, …
- Psalm 41:3 The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
- Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of …
- Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Psalm 56:8–10 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle — are they not in Your book? …
- Psalm 62:1–2 In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. …
- Psalm 62:5–8 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. …
- Psalm 62:11–12 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God, …
- Psalm 68:6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
- Psalm 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
- Psalm 69:33 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
- Psalm 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will …
- Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalm 94:17–19 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. …
- Psalm 103:13–14 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. …
- Psalm 112:4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright — for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
- Psalm 119:52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
- Psalm 119:54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
- Psalm 119:92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
- Psalm 119:143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
- Psalm 138:3 On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
- Psalm 138:7–8 If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me. …
- Psalm 140:12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
- Psalm 145:14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no …
- Isaiah 4:6 a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
- Isaiah 14:31–32 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no …
- Isaiah 25:4 For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. …
- Isaiah 30:19–20 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, …
- Isaiah 40:1–2 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. …
- Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold …
- Isaiah 41:13–14 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you. …
- Isaiah 41:17 The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the …
- Isaiah 42:3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
- Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you …
- Isaiah 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will …
- Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He …
- Isaiah 51:3–13 For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her …
- Isaiah 54:4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget …
- Isaiah 54:11 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- Isaiah 58:10 and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your …
- Isaiah 61:1–3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up …
- Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed …
- Isaiah 66:5 You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, …
- Isaiah 66:13–14 As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.” …
- Jeremiah 31:13 Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort …
- Jeremiah 31:25 for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
- Jeremiah 39:17–18 But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear. …
- Lamentations 3:31–33 For the Lord will not cast us off forever. …
- Lamentations 3:57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
- Ezekiel 11:16 Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among …
- Hosea 2:14–15 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly. …
- Hosea 6:1–3 Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. …
- Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- Zephaniah 3:18 “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
- Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- Matthew 10:29–31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. …
- Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Matthew 14:27 But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Matthew 25:34–36 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from …
- Matthew 25:40 And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Matthew 28:5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
- Matthew 28:9–10 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. …
- Mark 6:50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Luke 6:21–23 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. …
- Luke 7:13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
- Luke 12:6–7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. …
- Luke 21:18 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
- John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
- John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever —
- John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do …
- John 15:18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- John 15:20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as …
- John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- John 16:22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have …
- Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you …
- Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Romans 8:35–39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? …
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
- Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of …
- 2 Corinthians 1:3–5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, …
- 2 Corinthians 1:7 And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8–10 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; …
- 2 Corinthians 4:16–17 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. …
- 2 Corinthians 7:6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more …
- Galatians 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
- Philippians 1:19 because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are …
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, …
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven …
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, …
- 2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles …
- Hebrews 2:14–15 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds …
- Hebrews 2:18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Hebrews 4:15–16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way …
- Hebrews 6:18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us …
- Hebrews 12:1–4 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so …
- Hebrews 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
- Hebrews 13:5–6 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never …
- James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has …
- James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep …
- James 5:8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
- James 5:10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
- 1 Peter 2:21–24 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: …
- 1 Peter 4:12–14 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. …
- 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- Revelation 2:9–10 I know your affliction and your poverty — though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be …
- Revelation 3:2 Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
- Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole …
- Revelation 7:14–17 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed …
Design of
- Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you …
- Deuteronomy 8:16 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end …
- Deuteronomy 30:1–3 “When all these things come upon you— the blessings and curses I have set before you— and you call them to mind in all the …
- Deuteronomy 31:17 On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, …
- Judges 2:21–22 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. …
- 1 Kings 8:33–48 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess …
- 2 Chronicles 6:24–31 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess …
- 2 Chronicles 7:13–14 If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, …
- Job 33:11 He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
- Job 33:16–30 He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings …
- Job 36:8–10 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, …
- Psalm 66:10 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
- Psalm 106:43–44 Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. …
- Psalm 107:10–14 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, …
- Psalm 107:17–21 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. …
- Psalm 107:23–31 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. …
- Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, …
- Isaiah 1:25–27 I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities. …
- Isaiah 4:3–4 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy— all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living— …
- Isaiah 9:13–14 But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. …
- Isaiah 52:5–6 And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the …
- Jeremiah 24:5 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have …
- Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. …
- Ezekiel 6:10 And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not declare in vain that I would bring this calamity upon them.
- Ezekiel 14:10–11 They will bear their punishment— the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet— …
- Daniel 4:25–27 You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox …
- Daniel 4:34 But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most …
- 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.”
- Amos 4:6 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” …
- Micah 6:9 The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
- Malachi 3:3 And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then …
- John 9:2–3 and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” …
- John 11:4 When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may …
- John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- John 21:19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
- 2 Corinthians 1:4–6 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. …
- 2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a …
- Philippians 1:29–30 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, …
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4–5 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you …
- Hebrews 2:10–18 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their …
- Hebrews 5:8–9 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. …
- Hebrews 12:5–11 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and …
- 1 Peter 1:6–7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials …
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will …
- Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will …
Despondency In
- Job 4:5 But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
- Job 9:16–35 If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice. …
- Psalm 22:1–2 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? …
- Proverbs 24:10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
- Lamentations 3:39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
- Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Mark 15:34 At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Determines the Continuance of
- Genesis 15:13–14 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they …
- Numbers 14:33 Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of …
- Isaiah 10:25 For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
- Jeremiah 29:10 For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to …
Dispensation of God
- Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
- Deuteronomy 4:5–31 See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land …
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, …
- Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can …
- Ruth 1:20–21 “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me. …
- 1 Samuel 2:6–7 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. …
- 2 Samuel 16:10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ …
- 2 Kings 6:33 While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. …
- 2 Kings 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had …
- 2 Chronicles 7:12–22 the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. …
- Job 1:21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the …
- Job 5:6 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
- Job 5:17–18 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. …
- Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 9:12 If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
- Job 9:22 It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
- Job 10:8 Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?
- Job 11:10 If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
- Job 12:14–25 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released. …
- Job 19:6 then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
- Job 19:21 Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
- Job 21:17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Job 23:16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
- Job 27:2 “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice — the Almighty, who has embittered my soul —
- Job 30:11 Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
- Job 34:29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
- Psalm 38:3 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
- Psalm 66:11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
- Psalm 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will …
- Psalm 78:31–34 God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel. …
- Psalm 88:6–7 You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. …
- Psalm 88:16 Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
- Psalm 89:38–45 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one. …
- Psalm 90:7 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
- Psalm 90:15 Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
- Psalm 102:10 because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.
- Psalm 102:23 He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
- Isaiah 30:20 The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself — with …
- Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
- Jeremiah 45:3 You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
- Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. …
- Lamentations 3:1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
- Daniel 4:24–26 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king: …
- Amos 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
- Jonah 2:3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
- Micah 1:12 For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
- Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
- Hebrews 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
- Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
Does not Willingly Send
- Lamentations 3:33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
Forsaken by Friends in David
- Psalm 31:11–12 Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends — they flee when they see me …
- Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
- Psalm 88:8 You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
- Psalm 88:18 You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
Forsaken by Friends in Instances of
- Job 2:9 Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
- Job 19:13–19 He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me. …
Forsaken by Friends in Jesus
- Matthew 26:56 But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
Forsaken by Friends in Paul
- 2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
from Satan
- Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Job 2:1 On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a …
Gehazi
- 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was …
God Regulates the Measure of Afflictions
- Psalm 80:5 You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
- Isaiah 9:1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of …
- Jeremiah 46:28 And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the …
Hezekiah
- 2 Chronicles 32:25–26 But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. …
Israel
- Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might …
- Deuteronomy 8:5 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
Jehoram
- 2 Chronicles 21:12–19 Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: …
Jonah
- Jonah 2:7 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
Joseph
- Genesis 45:5 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God …
- Genesis 45:7–8 God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. …
Joseph's Brethren
- 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, …
Josiah
- 2 Kings 22:19 because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against …
Man is Born To
Manasseh
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
Mocking At
- Job 12:5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
- Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
National Lessons From
Obduracy In
- Leviticus 26:23–24 And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me, …
- Leviticus 26:27–28 But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me, …
- Job 36:12–13 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. …
- Psalm 78:31–32 God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel. …
- Isaiah 8:21 They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will …
- Isaiah 9:13 But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 22:12–13 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. …
- Isaiah 26:11 O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set …
- Isaiah 42:25 So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not …
- Isaiah 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- Jeremiah 2:30 “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
- Jeremiah 2:35 you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
- Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you …
- Jeremiah 5:3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to …
- Jeremiah 7:28 Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not …
- Daniel 9:13 Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our …
- Hosea 7:9–10 Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know. …
- Hosea 7:14 They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but …
- Hosea 9:17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
- Amos 4:6–11 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” …
- Zephaniah 3:2 She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.
- Zephaniah 3:7 I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I …
- Haggai 2:17 I struck you— all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.
- Revelation 9:20–21 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop …
- Revelation 16:9–11 And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did …
- Revelation 16:21 And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of …
Often Severe
- Job 16:7–16 Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family. …
- Psalm 42:7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
- Psalm 66:12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- Jonah 2:3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
- Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed …
Penitence in David
- 2 Samuel 12:15–16 After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. …
- 2 Samuel 12:23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
Penitence in Levites
- Nehemiah 9:33 You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
Penitence in Nebuchadnezzar
- Daniel 4:28–37 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. …
Penitence in Pharaoh
- Exodus 8:8 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your …
- Exodus 9:27–30 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. …
- Exodus 12:30–31 During the night Pharaoh got up — he and all his officials and all the Egyptians — and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there …
- Exodus 14:5–9 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, …
Pharaoh
- Exodus 8:19 “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, …
- Exodus 9:30–34 But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.” …
- Exodus 14:5–9 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, …
Prayer In
- Genesis 32:11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
- Genesis 43:14 May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am …
- Exodus 17:4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
- Numbers 20:16 and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a …
- 1 Samuel 1:10–11 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. …
- 2 Samuel 12:22 David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
- 2 Samuel 15:31 Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel …
- 2 Samuel 22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
- 1 Kings 8:36–50 then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way …
- 2 Kings 19:16 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
- 2 Kings 19:19 And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- 1 Chronicles 5:20 And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were …
- 2 Chronicles 6:24–39 When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess …
- 2 Chronicles 14:11 Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O …
- 2 Chronicles 20:4–13 So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him. …
- 2 Chronicles 33:12–13 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. …
- Nehemiah 4:4–5 Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity. …
- Nehemiah 4:9 So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
- Nehemiah 6:9 For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But …
- Nehemiah 6:14 O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried …
- Nehemiah 9:32 So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that …
- Job 10:2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
- Job 10:9 Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?
- Job 10:15 If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
- Job 13:21 Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
- Job 16:20 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.
- Psalm 3:1–2 O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me! …
- Psalm 3:7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
- Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
- Psalm 6:1–7 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. …
- Psalm 7:1–2 O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers, …
- Psalm 7:6–7 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment. …
- Psalm 9:13–14 Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, …
- Psalm 10:1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
- Psalm 13:1–4 How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? …
- Psalm 16:1 Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
- Psalm 17:1–2 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit. …
- Psalm 17:6–9 I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. …
- Psalm 17:13–14 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, …
- Psalm 20:1–2 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. …
- Psalm 22:1–21 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? …
- Psalm 25:2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Psalm 25:16–19 Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. …
- Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
- Psalm 27:11–12 Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors. …
- Psalm 28:1 To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
- Psalm 30:9–10 “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness? …
- Psalm 31:1–4 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness. …
- Psalm 31:14–18 But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” …
- Psalm 35:1–3 Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me. …
- Psalm 35:17 How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
- Psalm 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- Psalm 35:22–23 O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me. …
- Psalm 35:25 Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
- Psalm 38:1–22 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. …
- Psalm 39:10 Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
- Psalm 39:12–13 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a …
- Psalm 40:13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
- Psalm 40:17 But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
- Psalm 42:9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
- Psalm 43:1–5 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men. …
- Psalm 44:4 You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- Psalm 44:23–26 Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. …
- Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalm 54:1–3 Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might! …
- Psalm 55:1–17 Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. …
- Psalm 56:1–13 Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack. …
- Psalm 57:1–2 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the …
- Psalm 59:1–17 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me. …
- Psalm 60:1–3 You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! …
- Psalm 60:11 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
- Psalm 61:1–2 Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. …
- Psalm 64:1–2 Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. …
- Psalm 69:1–36 Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. …
- Psalm 70:1–2 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me! …
- Psalm 71:1–2 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. …
- Psalm 71:4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
- Psalm 71:9 Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- Psalm 71:12 Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
- Psalm 74:1 Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
- Psalm 74:3 Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
- Psalm 74:10–11 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? …
- Psalm 74:19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
- Psalm 74:21–23 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name. …
- Psalm 77:1–2 I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me. …
- Psalm 77:7–9 “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? …
- Psalm 79:1 The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
- Psalm 79:5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
- Psalm 79:8–9 Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low. …
- Psalm 79:11 May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.
- Psalm 80:1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Psalm 80:3–5 Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. …
- Psalm 80:14 Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
- Psalm 83:1–18 O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. …
- Psalm 85:5–7 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? …
- Psalm 86:1–17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. …
- Psalm 88:9–14 My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You. …
- Psalm 89:39–51 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. …
- Psalm 90:15 Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
- Psalm 94:1–23 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth. …
- Psalm 102:2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
- Psalm 102:24 I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
- Psalm 106:47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
- Psalm 108:6 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
- Psalm 108:12 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
- Psalm 109:1–31 O God of my praise, be not silent. …
- Psalm 116:4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
- Psalm 119:22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
- Psalm 119:28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
- Psalm 119:39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
- Psalm 119:41–42 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise. …
- Psalm 119:76–77 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant. …
- Psalm 119:82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
- Psalm 119:84 How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
- Psalm 119:107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
- Psalm 119:121–123 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. …
- Psalm 119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
- Psalm 119:145–149 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes. …
- Psalm 119:153–154 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law. …
- Psalm 119:170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
- Psalm 119:173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
- Psalm 120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.
- Psalm 123:3–4 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. …
- Psalm 126:4 Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
- Psalm 130:1–8 Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! …
- Psalm 140:1–13 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, …
- Psalm 141:1–10 I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. …
- Psalm 142:1–2 I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy. …
- Psalm 142:5–7 I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” …
- Psalm 143:1–12 O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. …
- Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
- Isaiah 38:2–3 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, …
- Isaiah 38:14–19 I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” …
- Isaiah 51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab …
- Isaiah 63:15–17 Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and …
- Isaiah 64:1 If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
- Jeremiah 10:24 Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice — not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
- Jeremiah 14:8–9 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? …
- Jeremiah 14:19–21 Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for …
- Jeremiah 15:15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. …
- Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, …
- Jeremiah 17:17–18 Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. …
- Jeremiah 18:19 Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying!
- Jeremiah 27:8 As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I …
- Jeremiah 32:16–25 After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD: …
- Lamentations 1:9–11 Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. …
- Lamentations 1:20 See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, …
- Lamentations 2:18–19 The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. …
- Lamentations 5:1 Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace!
- Lamentations 5:16–17 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! …
- Lamentations 5:19–22 You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. …
- Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened …
- Joel 1:19 To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
- Jonah 1:14 So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with …
- Jonah 2:1–10 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, …
- Habakkuk 1:12–13 Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; …
- Matthew 8:25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
- Matthew 14:30 But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- Matthew 15:22–28 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably …
- Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, …
- Matthew 26:42 A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- Matthew 26:44 So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
- Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- Mark 15:34 At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Luke 22:42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
- Luke 23:46 Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
- John 11:3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
Prodigal Son
- Luke 15:21 The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Resignation In
- Job 5:17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Job 34:31–32 Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more. …
- Job 34:34 Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
- Psalm 4:4 Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
- Psalm 37:1 Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
- Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Proverbs 3:11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
- Lamentations 3:22–36 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. …
- Lamentations 3:39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
- Micah 6:9 The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
- Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, …
- Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- Luke 21:19 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
- Luke 22:42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
- John 18:11 “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
- Romans 5:3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more …
- Philippians 2:14 Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you …
- 2 Timothy 2:3 Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 4:5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- Hebrews 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a …
- Hebrews 12:3–12 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. …
- James 1:10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- 1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- 1 Peter 2:20 How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, …
- 1 Peter 4:12–13 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. …
- 1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- 1 Peter 5:6–7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. …
Resignation in Aaron, at the Death of Nadab and Abihu
- Leviticus 10:1–3 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the …
Resignation in Against his House Were Foretold
- 1 Samuel 3:15–18 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, …
Resignation in David, at the Death of his Child
- 2 Samuel 12:23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
Resignation in Jesus, in Gethsemane
- Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, …
- Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
- Luke 22:42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
- John 18:11 “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
Resignation in Paul and Silas in Prison
- Acts 16:23–25 And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. …
Resignation in The Shunammite Woman
- 2 Kings 4:18–37 And the child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the harvesters. …
Resignation In, Exemplified
- Judges 10:15 “We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
- 1 Samuel 3:18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
- 2 Samuel 12:23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
- 2 Samuel 15:26 But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
- 2 Samuel 16:10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ …
- 2 Samuel 16:12 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
- 2 Samuel 24:14 David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not …
- 2 Kings 4:26 Please run out now to meet her and ask, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” And she …
- 2 Kings 20:19 But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be …
- Nehemiah 9:33 You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
- Esther 4:16 “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I …
- Job 1:21–22 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the …
- Job 2:10 “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did …
- Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Job 14:14 When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
- Psalm 39:9 I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
- Psalm 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will …
- Psalm 119:75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- Isaiah 39:8 But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace …
- Jeremiah 10:19 Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”
- Lamentations 1:18 The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and …
- Lamentations 3:39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
- Daniel 9:14 Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet …
- Micah 7:9 Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He …
- Luke 23:40–41 But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment? …
- Acts 21:14 When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
- Romans 5:3–4 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; …
- 2 Corinthians 6:4–10 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; …
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you …
- James 5:11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the …
Results of, Good
- Genesis 50:20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this— to preserve the …
- Exodus 1:11–12 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and …
- Deuteronomy 8:15–16 He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He …
- Jeremiah 24:5–6 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have …
- Ezekiel 20:37 I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Saints Appointed To
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
Sin Produces
- Job 4:8 As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
- Job 20:11 The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
- Proverbs 1:31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Sinners Corrected By
- 2 Samuel 12:14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
- Psalm 89:30–32 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, …
- Isaiah 57:17 I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
- Acts 13:10–11 and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never …
Tempered with Mercy
- Psalm 78:38–39 And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not …
- Psalm 106:43–46 Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. …
- Isaiah 30:18–21 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed …
- Lamentations 3:32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Micah 7:7–9 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. …
- Nahum 1:12 This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have …
Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Genesis 3:16–17 To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will …
- Deuteronomy 8:5 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.
- 2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of …
- Job 3:1–26 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. …
- Job 5:6–7 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. …
- Job 5:17–18 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. …
- Job 6:1–30 Then Job replied: …
- Job 7:2–6 Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages. …
- Job 9:18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
- Job 12:5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
- Job 14:1 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
- Job 14:22 He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
- Job 16:6–14 Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away? …
- Job 17:7–16 My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow. …
- Job 19:7–20 Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. …
- Job 23:10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Job 30:15–19 Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud. …
- Job 33:19–22 A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, …
- Job 36:8–12 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, …
- Job 36:15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
- Psalm 6:6–7 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. …
- Psalm 18:4–6 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. …
- Psalm 31:9–13 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. …
- Psalm 32:3–4 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. …
- Psalm 39:1–4 I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.” …
- Psalm 42:6–7 O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon — even from Mount Mizar. …
- Psalm 55:4–8 My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me. …
- Psalm 66:10–12 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. …
- Psalm 69:1–3 Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. …
- Psalm 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
- Psalm 73:10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
- Psalm 77:2–4 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. …
- Psalm 80:5–6 You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. …
- Psalm 88:3–18 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. …
- Psalm 89:32 I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
- Psalm 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years — or eighty if we are strong — yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly …
- Psalm 102:3–11 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. …
- Psalm 107:4–5 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. …
- Psalm 107:10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
- Psalm 107:17–19 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction. …
- Psalm 109:22–24 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me. …
- Psalm 116:3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Psalm 141:7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- Psalm 143:3–4 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. …
- Proverbs 3:11–12 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; …
- Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
- Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
- Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
- Proverbs 15:13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
- Proverbs 17:3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
- Ecclesiastes 2:22–23 For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun? …
- Ecclesiastes 7:2–4 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should …
- Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither …
- Isaiah 24:1–16 Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— …
- Isaiah 26:16–17 O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer. …
- Isaiah 48:10 See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
- Lamentations 1:7 In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people …
- Lamentations 1:12 Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which …
- Lamentations 3:1–36 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. …
- Zechariah 13:9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and …
- Mark 9:49 For everyone will be salted with fire.
- John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have …
- 2 Corinthians 1:8–9 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far …
- 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. …
- 2 Corinthians 4:16–17 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. …
- 2 Corinthians 6:4–10 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; …
- 2 Corinthians 11:23–30 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more …
- Hebrews 12:6–7 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” …
- Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the …
- 1 Peter 5:9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same …
- Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
Uzziah
- 2 Chronicles 26:19–21 Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the …
Related topics
AfflictionsAfflictions and Adversities of the WickedAfflictions and Adversities of SaintsAfflictions and Adversities of the Wicked are for Examples to OthersAfflictions and Adversities of the Wicked are Ineffectual for Their ConversionAfflictions and Adversities of the Wicked are Multiplied
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.