- afflict:
- "For¹ the LORDª shall rise upª° as [in] mountª Perazim,²¹ he shall be wrothª° as [in] the valleyª of Gibeon,ª that he may doª° his work,ª his strangeª° work;ª and bring to passª° his act,ª his strangeª act.ª" {Isa 28:21} + "For¹ I have no pleasureª°¹ in the deathª of him that dieth,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD:ª wherefore turnª° [yourselves], and liveª° ye." {Ezk 18:32} + "Sayª° unto¹ them, [As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª I have no pleasureª°¹ in the deathª of the wicked;ª but¹¹ that the wickedª turnª° from his wayª¹ and live:ª° turnª° ye, turnª° ye from your evilª ways;ª¹ for why¹ will ye die,ª° O houseª of Israel?ª" {Ezk 33:11} + "Furthermoreª² we have hadª° fathersª of ourª fleshª which correctedª [us], andª we gave [them] reverence:ª° shall we²° notª muchª ratherª be in subjectionª° unto the¹ Fatherª of spirits,ª andª live?ª° ... Forª they¹ verilyª forª a fewª daysª chastenedª° [us] afterª their own²¹ pleasure;ª° butª he¹ forª [our] profit,ª° that² [we] might be partakersª° of hisª holiness.ª" {Hbr 12:9-10}
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