12 Bible Verses about God Appointed Afflictions

so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, “Behold, this evil is from the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”

“For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

You brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins.

If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?

The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?

Thus you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son.

“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
Their poison my spirit drinks;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

“I was at ease, but He shattered me,
And He has grasped me by the neck and shaken me to pieces;
He has also set me up as His target.

“Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a blow; but you shall not mourn and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not come.

For You have tried us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.