2 Kings 6:33

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Summary

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

This evil is of the lord

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Bible References

This evil is of the lord

And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.

And Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, This evening it will be clear to you that it is the Lord who has taken you out of the land of Egypt:

And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.

Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself.

But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.

But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.

By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

And he will go through the land in bitter trouble and in need of food; and when he is unable to get food, he will become angry, cursing his king and his God, and his eyes will be turned to heaven on high;

Do not let your foot be without shoes, or your throat dry from need of water: but you said, There is no hope: no, for I have been a lover of strange gods, and after them I will go.

And you, son of man, say to the children of Israel, You say, Our wrongdoing and our sins are on us and we are wasting away in them; how then may we have life?

Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.

And men were burned with great heat: and they said evil things against the name of the God who has authority over these punishments; and they were not turned from their evil ways to give him glory.

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Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.

Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.

The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.

Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.

The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.

For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.

And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;