Bible Verses About Afflicted Saints

Yosef's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept; and there he was in the prison.

But ADONAI was with Yosef, showing him grace and giving him favor in the sight of the prison warden.

The prison warden made Yosef supervisor of all the prisoners in the prison; so that whatever they did there, he was in charge of it.

The prison warden paid no attention to anything Yosef did, because ADONAI was with him; and whatever he did, ADONAI prospered.

So Sh'mu'el told him every word and hid nothing. 'Eli replied, "It is ADONAI; let him do what seems good to him."

Then Natan returned to his house. ADONAI struck the child that Uriyah's wife had borne to David, and it became very ill.

David prayed to God on behalf of the child; David fasted, then came and lay all night on the ground.

The court officials got up and stood next to him trying to get him off the ground, but he refused, and he wouldn't eat food with them.

On the seventh day, the child died. The servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, because they said, "While the child was still alive, we spoke to him, and he didn't listen to us; if we tell him now that the child is dead, he may do himself some harm."

But when David saw his servants whispering to each other, he suspected that the child was dead. David asked his servants, "Is the child dead?" and they answered, "He is dead."

Then David got up off the ground, washed, anointed himself and changed his clothes. He went into the house of ADONAI and worshipped; then he went to his own palace; and when he asked for food, they served it to him; and he ate.

His servants asked him, "What are you doing? You fasted and wept for the child while it was alive; but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat food!"

He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; because I thought, 'Maybe ADONAI will show his grace to me and let the child live.'

But now that he's dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."

Hizkiyahu said to Yesha'yahu, "The word of ADONAI which you have just told me is good." He thought, "Isn't it, though, if peace and truth continue at least through my lifetime?"

On hearing this answer, I sat down and wept; I mourned for several days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

There is no question that you are just in all that has come upon us; for you have treated us fairly. It is we who have acted wickedly.

Iyov got up, tore his coat, shaved his head, fell down on the ground and worshipped;

he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. ADONAI gave; ADONAI took; blessed be the name of ADONAI."

In all this Iyov neither committed a sin nor put blame on God.

But he answered her, "You're talking like a low-class woman! Are we to receive the good at God's hands but reject the bad?" In all this Iyov did not say one sinful word.

"How happy the person whom God corrects! So don't despise Shaddai's discipline.

Look, he will kill me - I don't expect more, but I will still defend my ways to his face.

"For has anyone said to God, 'I have been chastised without having offended;

teach me what I have failed to see; and if I have done wrong, I will do it no more'?