Bible Verses About The Afflictions of the Wicked

Because of this, ADONAI his God handed him over to the king of Aram; they attacked him and carried off from his people a great number of captives, bringing them to Dammesek. In addition, he was handed over to the king of Isra'el, who inflicted on him a great massacre.

For Pekach the son of Remalyah killed in Y'hudah 120,000 men in one day, all of them brave men, because they had abandoned ADONAI, the God of their ancestors.

And Zikhri, a champion from Efrayim, killed Ma'aseiyah the king's son, 'Azrikam the administrator of the household and Elkanah, who was second only to the king.

The people of Isra'el took captive from their kinsmen 200,000 wives, sons and daughters; they also captured from them much spoil, which they brought to Shomron.

During his time of distress this same King Achaz added to his treachery against ADONAI

But as soon as they had gotten some relief, they went back to do evil before you. So you left them in the power of their enemies, who came down hard on them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven many times and saved them, according to your compassion.

You warned them, in order to bring them back to your Torah; yet they were arrogant. They paid no attention to your mitzvot, but sinned against your rulings, which, if a person does them, he will have life through them. However, they stubbornly turned their shoulders, stiffened their necks and refused to hear.

"The wicked is in torment all his life, for all the years allotted to the tyrant.

Distress and anguish overwhelm him, assaulting him like a king about to enter battle.

"Wickedness may taste sweet in his mouth, he may savor and roll it around on his tongue,

he may linger over it and not let it go but keep it there in his mouth -

yet in his stomach his food goes bad, it works inside him like snake venom;

the wealth he swallows he vomits back up; God makes him disgorge it.

He sucks the poison of asps, the viper's fangs will kill him.

He will not enjoy the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and cream.

He will have to give back what he toiled for; he won't get to swallow it down -to the degree that he acquired wealth, he won't get to enjoy it.

"How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their calamity come upon them? How often does [God] deal out pain in his anger,

Many are the torments of the wicked, but grace surrounds those who trust in ADONAI.

but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.

God will hear and will humble them, yes, he who has sat on his throne from the start. (Selah) For they never change, and they don't fear God.

Suddenly God shoots them down with an arrow, leaving them with wounds;

their own tongues make them stumble. All who see them shake their heads.

Everyone is awestruck they acknowledge that it is God at work, they understand what he has done.

Therefore his people return here and [thoughtlessly] suck up that whole cup of water.

How suddenly they are destroyed, swept away by terrors!