Hard Times

Psalms 106:39

And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.

Genesis 6:6

repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,

Genesis 24:67

And he led her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he accepted her as wife. And he loved her so very much, that it tempered the sorrow which befell him at his mother's death.

Genesis 31:42

If the God of my father Abraham and the fear of Isaac had not been close to me, perhaps by now you would have sent me away naked. But God looked kindly on my affliction and the labor of my hands, and he rebuked you yesterday."

Genesis 37:35

Then, when all of his sons gathered together to ease their father's sorrow, he was not willing to accept consolation, but he said: "I will descend in mourning to my son in the underworld." And while he persevered in weeping,

Genesis 42:21

and they spoke to one another: "We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen. For that reason, this tribulation has come upon us."

Genesis 42:38

But he said: "My son will not go down with you. His brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any adversity will befall him in the land to which you travel, you would lead my grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave."

Genesis 44:31

and if he were to see that he is not with us, he would die, and your servants will lead his grey hairs down with sorrow to the grave.

Exodus 2:11

In those days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers. And he saw their affliction and an Egyptian man striking a certain one of the Hebrews, his brothers.

Exodus 3:7

And the Lord said to him: "I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their outcry because of the harshness of those who are over the works.

Exodus 3:17

And I have spoken in order to lead you out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite, into a land flowing with milk and honey.'

Leviticus 15:13

If he who suffers from this affliction will have been healed, he shall number seven days after his cleansing, and having washed his clothes and his entire body in living water, he shall be clean.

Deuteronomy 4:29

And when you will seek the Lord your God in that place, you shall find him, if only you seek him with all your heart, and in all the tribulation of your soul.

Deuteronomy 31:17

And my fury will be enraged against them in that day. And I will abandon them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured. Every evil and affliction will find them, so much so that they will say in that day: 'Truly, it is because God is not with me that these evils have found me.'

I Samuel 1:11

And she made a vow, saying, "O Lord of hosts, if, in looking with favor, you will see the affliction of your servant and will remember me, and will not forget your handmaid, and if you will give to your servant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall pass over his head."

I Samuel 1:16

You should not repute your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial. For I have been speaking from the abundance of my sorrow and grief, even until now."

I Samuel 12:25

But if you persevere in wickedness, both you and your king will perish together."

II Kings 14:26

For the Lord saw the exceedingly bitter affliction of Israel, and that they were being consumed, even to those who were enclosed in prison, and even to the least ones, and that there was no one who would help Israel.

I Chronicles 28:7

And I will make firm his kingdom, even unto eternity, if he will persevere in doing my precepts and judgments, as also today.'

Nehemiah 1:3

And they said to me: "Those who have remained and have been left behind from the captivity, there in the province, are in great affliction and in disgrace. And the wall of Jerusalem has been broken apart, and its gates have been burned with fire."

Nehemiah 2:17

And so I said to them: "You know the affliction in which we are, because Jerusalem is desolate, and its gates have been consumed by fire. Come, and let us rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and let us no longer be in disgrace."

Nehemiah 9:9

And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt. And you heard their outcry beside the Red Sea.

Tobit 2:12

And so the Lord permitted this trial to befall him, in order that an example might be given to posterity of his patience, which is even like that of holy Job.

Tobit 6:15

Therefore, I am afraid, lest this may happen to me also. And since I am the only child of my parents, I might send their old age with sorrow to the grave."

Judith 4:12

saying: "Know that the Lord will heed your prayers, if you continue to persevere in fastings and prayers in the sight of the Lord.

Judith 4:14

So will it be with all the enemies of Israel, if you persevere in this work that you have begun."

Judith 13:25

For he has so magnified your name this day, that your praise will not retire from the mouth of men, who will be mindful of the power of the Lord forever, because you have risked your life for the sake of the distress and tribulation of your people, and you have prevented our ruin before the sight of our God."

Esther 9:22

For on those days, the Jews vindicated themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, so that these would be days of feasting and gladness, in which they would send one another portions of their feasts, and would grant gifts to the poor.

Esther 11:8

And that was a day of darkness and division, of tribulation and anguish, and there was an unnatural dread over the earth.

Esther 13:17

Listen to my supplication, and be gracious to your lot and your token, and change our sorrow into gladness, so that, in living, we may praise your name, Lord; and do not close the mouths of those who sing to you."

Esther 16:21

For the almighty God has turned this day of grief and sorrow into joy for them.

Job 2:13

And they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his sorrow was very great.

Job 5:6

Nothing on earth occurs without a reason, and sorrow does not rise from the earth.

Job 7:11

And because of this, I will not restrain my mouth. I will speak in the affliction of my spirit. I will converse from the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:15

And if I should be impious, woe to me, and if I should be just, I will not lift up my head, being drenched with affliction and misery.

Job 15:24

Tribulation will terrify him, and anguish will prevail over him, like a king who is being prepared to go to battle.