- afflicted:
- "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Yourª richesª are corrupted,ª° andª yourª garmentsª areª° motheaten.ª" {Jms 5:1-2} + "Before¹ I¹ was afflictedª° I went astray:ª° but now¹ have I keptª° thy word.ª" {Psa 119:67} + "[It is] goodª for me that¹ I have been afflicted;ª° that¹ I might learnª° thy statutes.ª" {Psa 119:71} + "Riversª of watersª run downª° mine eyes,ª because¹ they keepª° not¹ thy law.ª" {Psa 119:136} + "They that sowª° in tearsª shall reapª° in joy.ª ... He that goeth²° forthª° and weepeth,ª° bearingª° preciousª seed,ª shall doubtless²° come²° againª with rejoicing,ª bringingª° his sheavesª [with him]." {Psa 126:5-6} + "[It is] betterª to go²°¹ to¹ the houseª of mourning,ª than to go²°¹¹ to¹ the houseª of feasting:ª forª that¹ [is] the endª of all¹ men;ª and the livingª will layª° [it] to¹ his heart.ª ... [It is] betterª to hearª° the rebukeª of the wise,ª than for a manª¹ to hearª° the songª of fools.ª" {Ecc 7:2-5} + "And in that¹ dayª did the Lordª GODª of hostsª callª° to weeping,ª and to mourning,ª and to baldness,ª and to girdingª° with sackcloth:ª ... And behold¹ joyª and gladness,ª slayingª° oxen,ª and killingª° sheep,ª eatingª° flesh,ª and drinkingª° wine:ª let us eatª° and drink;ª° for¹ to morrowª we shall die.ª°" {Isa 22:12-13} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:9} + "Then¹ shall the virginª rejoiceª° in the dance,ª both young menª and oldª together:ª for I will turnª° their mourningª into joy,ª and will comfortª° them, and make them rejoiceª° from their sorrow.ª¹" {Jer 31:13} + "I have surely²° heardª° Ephraimª bemoaning²° himself¹ [thus]; Thou hast chastisedª° me, and I was chastised,ª° as a bullockª unaccustomedªª° [to the yoke]: turnª° thou me, and I shall be turned;ª° for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª my God.ª ... [Is] Ephraimª my dearª son?ª [is he] a pleasantª child?ª for¹ sinceª¹ I spakeª° against him, I do earnestly²° rememberª° him still:¹ therefore¹¹ my bowelsª are troubledª° for him; I will surely²° have mercyª° upon him, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 31:18-20} + "But they that escapeª° of them shall escape,ª and shall be¹ on¹ the mountainsª like dovesª of the valleys,ª all¹ of them mourning,ª° every oneª for his iniquity.ª" {Ezk 7:16} + "That¹ thou mayest remember,ª° and be confounded,ª° and never¹ openª thy mouthª any more¹ becauseª¹ of thy shame,ª when I am pacifiedª° toward thee for all¹ that¹ thou hast done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 16:63} + "And I will pourª° upon¹ the houseª of David,ª and upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª the spiritª of graceª and of supplications:ª and they shall lookª° upon¹ me¹ whom¹ they have pierced,ª° and they shall mourn²¹ for¹ him, as one mourneth²°¹ for¹ [his] onlyª [son], and shall be in bitternessª° for¹ him, as one that is in bitternessª° for¹ [his] firstborn.ª ... All¹ the familiesª that remain,ª° every familyª apart,¹ and their wivesª apart.¹" {Zch 12:10-14} + "Blessedª [are] they that mourn:ª° forª theyª shall be comforted.ª°" {Mtt 5:4} + "Blessedª [are ye] that hungerª° now:ª forª ye shall be filled.ª° Blessedª [are ye] that weepª° now:ª forª ye shall laugh.ª°" {Lke 6:21} + "Forª godlyªª sorrowª workethª° repentanceª toª salvationª not to be repented of:ª butª the¹ sorrowª of the¹ worldª workethª° death.ª ... Forª beholdª° thisª selfsame thing,ª that² ye¹ sorrowedª° after² a godly sort,ª¹ whatª carefulnessª it wroughtª° in you,ª yea,ª [what] clearing of yourselves,ª yea,ª [what] indignation,ª yea,ª [what] fear,ª yea,ª [what] vehement desire,ª yea,ª [what] zeal,ª yea,ª [what] revenge!ª Inª allª [things] ye have approvedª° yourselvesª to beª° clearª inª this matter.ª" {2Co 7:10-11}
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