Bible Verses About The Afflictions of the Wicked

And the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who overthrew him with a great slaughter.

For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers.

At the same time Zechri a powerful man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king's son, and Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana who was next to the king.

And the children of Israel carried away of their brethren two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and an immense booty: and they brought it to Samaria.

Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,

But after they had rest, they returned to do evil in thy sight: and thou leftest them in the hand of their enemies, and they had dominion over them. Then they returned, and cried to thee: and thou heardest from heaven, and deliveredst them many times in thy mercies.

And thou didst admonish them to return to thy law. But they dealt proudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them: and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.

Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.

For when evil shall be sweet in his mouth, he will hide it under his tongue.

He will spare it, and not leave it, and will hide it in his throat.

His bread in his belly shall be turned into the gall of asps within him,

The riches which he hath swallowed, he shall vomit up, and God shall draw them out of his belly.

He shall suck the head of asps, and the viper's tongue shall kill him.

Let him not see the streams of the river, the brooks of honey and of butter.

He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer.

How often shall the lamp of the wicked be put out, and a deluge come upon them, and he shall distribute the sorrows of his wrath?

The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.

And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power:

Who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The Gentiles shall be troubled,

And they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.

How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach: is the adversary to provoke thy name for ever?

Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor.