Bible verses about Afflictions and adversities
(From Nave's Topical Bible)

Index: MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS OF SAINTS OF THE WICKED OF THE WICKED, EXEMPLIFIED FORSAKEN BY FRIENDS IN: INSTANCES OF NATIONAL LESSONS FROM UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO BENEFITS OF BENEFITS OF, ILLUSTRATED BENEFITS OF, EXEMPLIFIED CONSOLATION IN DELIVERANCE FROM DESIGN OF DESPONDENCY IN DISPENSATION OF GOD FROM SATAN MOCKING AT MURMURING IN OBDURACY IN OBDURACY IN, INSTANCES OF PENITENCE IN: INSTANCES OF PRAYER IN PRAYER IN, ANSWERED PRAYER FOR THE AFFLICTED RESIGNATION IN RESIGNATION IN, EXEMPLIFIED INSTANCES OF RESIGNATION IN -MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS God regulates the measure of afflictions Psalms 80:5; Isaiah 9:1; Jeremiah 46:28 Determines the continuance of Genesis 15:13, 14; Numbers 14:33; Isaiah 10:25; Jeremiah 29:10 Does not willingly send Lamentations 3:33 Man is born to Job 5:6, 7; 14:1 Saints appointed to I Thessalonians 3:3 Consequent upon the fall Genesis 3:16-19 Sin produces Job 4:8; 20:11; Proverbs 1:31 Sinners corrected by II Samuel 12:14; Psalms 89:30-32; Isaiah 57:17; Acts 13:10, 11 Often severe Job 16:7-16; Psalms 42:7; 66:12; Jonah 2:3; Revelation 7:14 Always less than deserved Ezra 9:13; Psalms 103:10 Results of, good Genesis 50:20; Exodus 1:11, 12; Deuteronomy 8:15, 16; Jeremiah 24:5, 6; Ezekiel 20:37 Tempered with mercy Psalms 78:38, 39; 106:43-46; Isaiah 30:18-21; Lamentations 3:32; Micah 7:7-9; Nahum 1:12 -OF SAINTS To be expected John 16:33; Acts 14:22 Comparatively light Acts 20:23; 24; Romans 8:18; II Corinthians 4:17 Temporary Psalms 30:5; 103:9; Isaiah 54:7, 8; John 16:20; I Peter 1:6; 5:10 Joy under Job 5:17; James 5:11 End in joy and blessedness Psalms 126:5, 6; Isaiah 61:2, 3; Matthew 5:4; I Peter 4:13, 14 Often arise from the profession of the gospel Matthew 24:9; John 15:21; II Timothy 3:11, 12 Exhibit the love and faithfulness of God Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalms 119:75; Proverbs 3:12; I Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:6, 7; Revelation 3:19 -OF THE WICKED God is glorified in Exodus 14:4; Ezekiel 38:22, 23 God holds in derision Psalms 37:13; Proverbs 1:26, 27 Are multiplied Deuteronomy 31:17; Job 20:5; 21:17; Psalms 32:10 Continual Job 15:20; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Isaiah 32:10 Often sudden Psalms 73:19; Proverbs 6:15; Isaiah 30:13; Revelation 18:10 Are often judicially sent Job 21:17; Psalms 107:17; Jeremiah 30:15 Are for examples to others Psalms 64:7-9; Zephaniah 3:6, 7; I Corinthians 10:5, 11; II Peter 2:6 Are ineffectual for their conversion Exodus 9:30; Isaiah 9:13; Jeremiah 2:30; Haggai 2:17 Their persecution of saints, a cause of Deuteronomy 30:7; Psalms 55:19; Zechariah 2:9; II Thessalonians 1:6 Impenitence is a cause of Proverbs 1:30, 31; Ezekiel 24:13; Amos 4:6-12; Zechariah 7:11, 12; Revelation 2:21; 22 Sometimes humble them I Kings 21:27 Frequently harden Nehemiah 9:28, 29; Jeremiah 5:3 Produce slavish fear Job 15:24; Psalms 73:19; Jeremiah 49:3, 5 Saints should not be alarmed at Proverbs 3:25, 26 -OF THE WICKED, EXEMPLIFIED In Pharaoh and the Egyptians Exodus 9:14, 15; 14:24, 25 Ahaziah II Kings 1:1-4 Gehazi II Kings 5:27 Jehoram II Chronicles 21:12-19 Uzziah II Chronicles 26:19-21 Ahaz, etc II Chronicles 28:5-8, 22 -FORSAKEN BY FRIENDS IN: INSTANCES OF Job 2:9; 19:13-19 David Psalms 31:11, 12; 41:9; 88:8, 18 Jesus Matthew 26:56 Paul II Timothy 4:16 -NATIONAL LESSONS FROM Joel 1; 2 -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Genesis 3:16, 17; Deuteronomy 8:5; II Samuel 7:14; 5:6, 7, Job 3:1-26; 17, 18; 6:1-30; 7:2-6; 9:18; 12:5; 14:1, 22; 16:6-14; 17:7-16; 19:7-20; 23:10; 30:15-19; 33:19-22; 36:8-12, 15; Psalms 6:6, 7; 18:4-6; 31:9-13; 32:3, 4; 39:1-4; 42:6, 7; 55:4-8; 66:10-12; 69:1-3, 20; 73:10; 77:2-4; 80:5, 6; 88:3-18; 89:32; 90:10; 107:4, 5, 102:3-11; 10, 17-19; 109:22-24; 116:3; 141:7; 143:3, 4; Proverbs 3:11, 12; 12:25; 13:12; 14:10, 13; 15:13, 15; 17:3, 22; 18:14; Ecclesiastes 2:22, 23; 7:2-4; Isaiah 1:6; 24:1-16; 26:16, 17; 48:10; Lamentations 1:7, 12; 3:1-36; Zechariah 13:9; Mark 9:49; John 15:2; 16:33; 4:7-12, II Corinthians 1:8, 9; 16, 17; 6:4-10; 11:23-30; Hebrews 12:6, 7, 9; I Peter 5:9; Revelation 3:19 .See PENITENTS .See PERSECUTION .See POOR .See SORROW .See TEMPTATION -BENEFITS OF I Kings 8:33, 35, 47-53; Deuteronomy 4:30, 31; 30:1, 2; II Chronicles 6:28-31; Job 5:6-11, 17; 23:10; Psalms 94:12, 13; Proverbs 3:11, 12; Hebrews 12:5; Ecclesiastes 7:2, 3; Isaiah 19:20, 22; 26:9; 27:9; Jeremiah 2:27; 22:22, 23; 31:19; Lamentations 3:27, 28; Ezekiel 20:37, 43; 6:9; Hosea 2:6, 7; 5:15; Romans 5:3, 4; 8:17, 28; II Corinthians 4:17; Philippians 1:12-14, 19; Hebrews 12:5; James 1:2-4, 12; I Peter 1:7; 4:14 -BENEFITS OF, ILLUSTRATED Genesis 22:12, 16-18; 32:11; 42:21; 10:7, Exodus 9:27, 28; 16, 17; 12:31-33; Numbers 21:7; Judges 10:6-8, 10; I Samuel 12:9, 10; I Kings 13:1-10; II Chronicles 15:4; 33:12, 13; Ezra 9:5-15; Nehemiah 9:32; Job 34:31, 32; 40:1-5; Psalms 18:4-6; 66:10-12; 78:34, 35; 119:67, 71; Isaiah 26:16; Jeremiah 31:18, 19; Lamentations 3:19, 20; Hosea 6:1; Jonah 2:1-10; Luke 15:11-24; Acts 8:24 -BENEFITS OF, EXEMPLIFIED Joseph's brethren Genesis 42:21 Joseph Genesis 45:5, 7, 8 Israel Deuteronomy 8:3, 5 Josiah II Kings 22:19 Hezekiah II Chronicles 32:25, 26 Manasseh II Chronicles 33:12 Jonah Jonah 2:7 Prodigal son Luke 15:21 -CONSOLATION IN Genesis 21:17; 16:7-13; 26:17, 33; Exodus 3:7, 8, 31:42; 16, 17; 14:13, 14; Deuteronomy 33:27; II Samuel 22:28; Job 5:6-27; 11:16-19; 16:5; 29:25; 31:19-22; 35:10; Psalms 9:9, 10; 23:4; 27:5, 6; 30:5; 31:7; 34:4, 37:23, 24, 19, 20; 32, 33; 41:3; 42:5; 46:1; 50:15; 55:22; 62:1, 2, 5-8, 56:8-10; 11, 12; 68:6; 69:20, 33; 71:20; 73:26; 94:17-19; 103:13, 14; 119:50, 52, 54, 112:4; 138:3, 92, 143; 7, 8; 140:12; 145:14; 147:3; Proverbs 12:13; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Isaiah 4:6; 14:31, 32; 25:4; 40:1, 30:19, 20; 41:10, 13, 2, 29; 14, 17; 42:3; 43:2; 49:13; 50:4, 7-10; 51:3-13; 54:4, 11; 58:10; 61:1-3; 63:9; 66:5, 13, 14; Jeremiah 31:13, 25; 39:17, 18; Lamentations 3:31-33, 57; Ezekiel 11:16; Hosea 2:14, 15; 6:1-3; Nahum 1:7; Zephaniah 3:18; Matthew 5:4, 10-12; 10:29-31; 11:28; 14:27; 28:5, 25:34-36, 40; 9, 10; Mark 6:50; Luke 6:21-23; 7:13; 12:6, 7; John 14:1, 16, 21:18; 18, 27; 15:18, 20; 16:20, 22, 33; Acts 12:5; 23:11; Romans 8:28, 35-39; 12:12, 15; 15:4; 4:8-10, II Corinthians 1:3-5, 7; 16, 17; 7:6; 12:9; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 1:19; I Thessalonians 4:13, 16-18; II Thessalonians 1:7; 2:16, 17; II Timothy 2:12; 4:17; Hebrews 2:14, 15, 18; 4:15, 16; 6:18; 13:3, 12:1-4; 5, 6; James 1:12, 27; 5:8, 10; I Peter 2:21-24; 4:12-14; 5:7; Revelation 2:9, 10; 3:2, 10; 7:14-17 -DELIVERANCE FROM .See PRAYER ANSWERED -DESIGN OF Deuteronomy 8:2, 16; 30:1-3; 31:17; Judges 2:21, 22; I Kings 8:33-48; II Chronicles 6:24-31; 7:13, 14; Job 33:11, 16-30; 36:8-10; Psalms 66:10; 107:10-14, 106:43, 44; 17-21, 23-31; 119:71; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Isaiah 1:25-27; 4:3, 4; 9:13, 14; 52:5, 6; Jeremiah 24:5; Lamentations 1:5; Ezekiel 6:10; 14:10, 11; Daniel 4:25-27, 34; Hosea 5:15; Amos 4:6; Micah 6:9; Malachi 3:3; John 9:2, 3; 11:4; 15:2; 21:19; I Corinthians 11:32; II Corinthians 1:4-6; 4:11, 17; 12:7; Philippians 1:29, 30; II Thessalonians 1:4, 5; Hebrews 2:10-18; 5:8, 9; 12:5-11; I Peter 1:6, 7; 5:10; Revelation 2:10 .See BENEFITS OF -DESPONDENCY IN Job 4:5; 9:16-35; Psalms 22:1, 2; Proverbs 24:10; Lamentations 3:39; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; Luke 18:1 -DISPENSATION OF GOD Exodus 4:11; Deuteronomy 4:5-31; 28:15-68; 32:39; Ruth 1:20, 21; I Samuel 2:6, 7; II Samuel 16:10; II Kings 6:33; 15:5; II Chronicles 7:12-22; 5:6, Job 1:21; 17, 18; 6:4; 9:12, 22; 10:8; 11:10; 12:14-25; 19:6, 21; 21:17; 23:16; 27:2; 30:11; 34:29; Psalms 38:3; 66:11; 71:20; 78:31-34; 88:6, 7, 16; 89:38-45; 90:7, 15; 102:10, 23; Isaiah 30:20; 45:7; Jeremiah 45:3; Lamentations 1:5; 3:1; Daniel 4:24-26; Amos 3:6; Jonah 2:3; Micah 1:12; Romans 8:20; I Corinthians 11:32; Hebrews 12:10; Revelation 3:19 -FROM SATAN Job 1; 2; II Corinthians 12:7 .See TEMPTATION .See OBDURACY IN -MOCKING AT Job 12:5; Proverbs 17:5 -MURMURING IN .See MURMURING -OBDURACY IN Leviticus 26:23, 24, 27, 28; Job 36:12, 13; Psalms 78:31, 32; Isaiah 8:21; 9:13; 22:12, 13; 26:11; 42:25; 57:17; Jeremiah 2:30, 35; 3:3; 5:3; 7:28; Hosea 7:9, Daniel 9:13; 10, 14; 9:17; Amos 4:6-11; Zephaniah 3:2, 7; Haggai 2:17; Revelation 9:20, 21; 16:9-11, 21 -As a Judgment .See JUDGEMENT .See IMPENITENCE -OBDURACY IN, INSTANCES OF Pharaoh Exodus 8:19; 9:30-34; 14:5-9 Asa II Chronicles 16:12 Ahaz II Chronicles 28:22, 23 -PENITENCE IN: INSTANCES OF Pharaoh Exodus 8:8; 9:27-30; 12:30, 31; 14:5-9 David II Samuel 12:15, 16, 23 Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 4:28-37 Levites Nehemiah 9:33 -PRAYER IN Genesis 32:11; 43:14; Exodus 17:4; Numbers 20:16; I Samuel 1:10, 11; II Samuel 12:22; 15:31; 22:7; I Kings 8:36-50; II Kings 19:16, 19; I Chronicles 5:20; II Chronicles 6:24-39; 14:11; 20:4-13; Nehemiah 4:4, 33:12, 13; 5, 9; 6:9, 14; 9:32; Job 10:2, 9, 15; 13:21; Psalms 3:1, 16:20; 2, 7; 4:1; 5:8; 6:1-7; 7:1, 2, 6, 7; 9:13, 14; 10:1, 12-15; 13:1-4; 16:1; 17:1, 2, 6-9, 13, 14; 20:1, 2; 25:2, 22:1-21; 16-19, 22; 27:11, 12; 28:1; 30:9, 10; 35:1-3, 17, 19, 22, 31:1-4, 14-18; 23, 25; 38:1-22; 39:10, 12, 13; 40:13, 17; 42:9; 43:1-5; 44:4, 23-26; 50:15; 54:1-3; 55:1-17; 56:1-13; 57:1, 2; 59:1-17; 60:1-3, 11; 61:1, 2; 64:1, 2; 69:1-36; 71:1, 2, 4, 70:1, 2; 9, 12; 74:1, 3, 10, 11, 77:1, 19, 21-23; 79:1, 5, 8, 2, 7-9; 9, 11; 80:1, 3-5, 14; 83:1-18; 85:5-7; 86:1-17; 88:9-14; 89:39-51; 90:15; 94:1-23; 102:2, 24; 106:47; 108:6, 12; 109:1-31; 116:4; 119:22, 28, 39, 41, 42, 76, 77, 82, 84, 107, 121-123, 134, 145-149, 153, 154, 170, 173; 120:2; 123:3, 4; 126:4; 130:1-8; 140:1-13; 142:1, 141:1-10; 2, 5-7; 143:1-12; 38:2, Isaiah 33:2; 3, 14-19; 51:9; 63:15-17; 64:1, 9-12; Jeremiah 10:24; 14:8, 9, 19-21; 15:15; 16:19; 17:17, 18; 18:19; 27:8; 32:16-25; Lamentations 1:9-11, 20; 5:1, 16, 2:18, 19; 17, 19-22; Daniel 6:10; Joel 1:19; Jonah 1:14; 2:1-10; Habakkuk 1:12, 13; Matthew 8:25; 14:30; 15:22-28; 26:39, 42, 44; 27:46; Mark 14:36; 15:34; Luke 18:1; 22:42; 23:46; John 11:3; Acts 4:29, 30; 7:59, 60; II Corinthians 12:8; James 5:13-16 .See PRAYER -PRAYER IN, ANSWERED .See PRAYER, ANSWERED -PRAYER FOR THE AFFLICTED .See INTERCESSION -RESIGNATION IN Job 5:17; 34:31, 13:15; 32, 34; Psalms 4:4; 37:1; 46:10; Proverbs 3:11; Lamentations 3:22-36, 39; Micah 6:9; Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 21:19; 22:42; John 18:11; Romans 5:3; 12:12; II Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 2:14; Colossians 1:11; I Thessalonians 3:3; II Thessalonians 1:4; II Timothy 2:3; 4:5; Hebrews 10:34; 12:3-12; James 1:10; 4:7; I Peter 1:6; 4:12, 2:20; 13, 19; 5:6, 7 -RESIGNATION IN, EXEMPLIFIED Judges 10:15; I Samuel 3:18; II Samuel 12:23; 15:26; 16:10, 12; 24:14; II Kings 4:26; 20:19; Nehemiah 9:33; Esther 4:16; Job 1:21, 22; 2:10; 13:15; 14:14; Psalms 39:9; 71:20; 119:75; Isaiah 39:8; Jeremiah 10:19; Lamentations 1:18; 3:39; Daniel 9:14; Micah 7:9; Luke 23:40, 41; Acts 21:14; Romans 5:3, 4; II Corinthians 6:4-10; 7:4; II Thessalonians 1:4; James 5:11 .See RESIGNATION -INSTANCES OF RESIGNATION IN Aaron, at the death of Nadab and Abihu Leviticus 10:1-3 Against his house were foretold I Samuel 3:15-18 David, at the death of his child II Samuel 12:23 The Shunammite woman II Kings 4:18-37 Jesus, in Gethsemane Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11 Paul and Silas in prison Acts 16:23-25

 

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