Bible Verses About Persecution

I will also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede and her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.

Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land.

Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.

But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

And he sayde, Wherefore doeth my lorde thus persecute his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?

Then Iezebel sent a messenger vnto Eliiah, saying, The gods doe so to me and more also, if I make not thy life like one of their liues by to morowe this time.

And say, Thus saith the King, Put this man in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, vntill I returne in peace.

Why doe the heathen rage, and the people murmure in vaine?

The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

Let vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.

But he that dwelleth in the heauen, shall laugh: the Lord shall haue them in derision.

Then shall hee speake vnto them in his wrath, and vexe them in his sore displeasure, saying,

Shigaion of Dauid, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the wordes of Chush the sonne of Iemini. O Lord my God, in thee I put my trust: saue me from all that persecute me, and deliuer me,

Hee hath also prepared him deadly weapons: hee will ordeine his arrowes for them that persecute me.

The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined.

Lest mine enemie say, I haue preuailed against him: and they that afflict me, reioyce when I slide.

To him that excelleth upon Aiieleth Hasshahar. A Psalme of Dauid. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, and art so farre from mine health, and from the wordes of my roaring?

O my God, I crie by day, but thou hearest not, and by night, but haue no audience.

But I am a worme, and not a man: a shame of men, and the contempt of the people.

All they that see me, haue me in derision: they make a mowe and nod the head, saying,

He trusted in the Lord, let him deliuer him: let him saue him, seeing he loueth him.