Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Bible References

Thou afflicted

John 16:20
Verily, verily I say to you, you shall weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give to my two witnesses, that they may prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast into the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the male child.

I will lay

Ephesians 2:20
having been builded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,
1 Peter 2:4
Coming to him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by man, but in the sight of God, chosen and precious,
Revelation 21:18
And the wall of it was built of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.