Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

you would plunge me into the muddy pit, till my own clothes would detest me.

"For he is not merely human like me; there is no answer that I could give him if we were to come together in court.

There is no arbitrator between us who could lay his hand on us both.

If he would remove his rod from me and not let his terrors frighten me,

then I would speak without fear of him; for when I'm alone, I'm not afraid.

Your own hands shaped me, they made me; so why do you turn and destroy me?

If he passes through, puts in prison and assembles [for judgment], who can prevent him?

"For you will forget your misery; you'll remember it like a flood that passed through long ago;

your life will be brighter than noon; even its darkness will be like morning.

You will be confident, because there is hope; you will look around you and lie down secure;

you will rest, and no one will make you afraid. Many will seek your favor;

Those at ease have contempt for misfortune, for the blow that strikes somebody already staggering.

When he breaks something down, it can't be rebuilt; when he imprisons someone, he can't be released.

When he holds back water, there is drought; when he sends it out, it overruns the land.

With him are strength and common sense; both the misled and those who mislead are his.

He leads counselors away captive, he makes fools of judges.

He removes authority from kings, then binds them up [as prisoners].

He leads cohanim away captive and overthrows those long in power.

Those who are trusted he deprives of speech, and he removes the discernment of the aged.

He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.

He discloses the deepest recesses of darkness and brings light into shadows dark as death.

He makes nations great and destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.

He removes understanding from a country's leaders and makes them wander in trackless deserts.

They grope in unlit darkness; he makes them stagger like drunks.

I could 'strengthen' you with my mouth, with lip service I could 'ease your grief.'