8 Bible Verses about Water, As A Symbol Of Affliction

He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

They have surrounded me as waters all the day, They have gone round against me together,

Deep unto deep is calling At the noise of Thy water-spouts, All Thy breakers and Thy billows passed over me.

To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

And the Lord hath given to you bread of adversity, And water of oppression. And thy directors remove no more, And thine eyes have seen thy directors,

When thou passest into waters, I am with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.

The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel -- I forsake them not.

And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows, They go up to the heavens, they go down to the depths, Their soul in evil is melted. They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.read more.
And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out. He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.