Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

Yet shalt thou plunge mee in the pit, and mine owne clothes shall make me filthie.

For he is not a man as I am, that I shoulde answere him, if we come together to iudgement.

Neyther is there any vmpire that might lay his hand vpon vs both.

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his feare astonish me:

Then will I speake, and feare him not: but because I am not so, I holde me still.

Thine handes haue made me, and fashioned mee wholy rounde about, and wilt thou destroy me?

If hee cut off and shut vp, or gather together, who can turne him backe?

But thou shalt forget thy miserie, and remember it as waters that are past.

Thine age also shall appeare more cleare then the noone day: thou shalt shine and bee as the morning.

And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.

For when thou takest thy rest, none shall make thee afraide: yea, many shall make sute vnto thee.

Hee that is readie to fall, is as a lampe despised in the opinion of the riche.

Beholde, he will breake downe, and it can not be built: he shutteth a man vp, and he can not be loosed.

Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.

With him is strength and wisedome: hee that is deceiued, and that deceiueth, are his.

He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.

He looseth the collar of Kings, and girdeth their loynes with a girdle.

He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.

He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.

He discouereth the deepe places from their darkenesse, and bringeth foorth the shadowe of death to light.

He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.

He taketh away the heartes of the that are the chiefe ouer the people of the earth, and maketh them to wander in the wildernes out of the way.

They grope in the darke without light: and he maketh the to stagger like a drunken man.

But I woulde strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe.