What the Bible says about
Afflictions and Adversities
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“You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.”— Psalms 80:5 BSB
“Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:”— Isaiah 9:1 BSB
“And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.””— Jeremiah 46:28 BSB
“Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.”— Genesis 15:13 BSB
“But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.”— Genesis 15:14 BSB
“Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.”— Numbers 14:33 BSB
“For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.””— Isaiah 10:25 BSB
“For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.”— Jeremiah 29:10 BSB
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