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.
Thou afflicted
I will lay
Bible References
Thou afflicted
John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will cry and mourn [i.e., over my suffering and death], but the world will be glad [about it]. You will be sad, but your sadness will turn to joy [i.e., when learning of my resurrection].
Acts 14:22
[Along the way] they strengthened the hearts of the disciples, urging them to continue [to believe and practice] the faith and [explaining] that entering God's [heavenly] kingdom [See II Tim. 4:18] requires enduring many trials.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give [authority] to my two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, wearing sackcloth" [i.e., a black, coarse cloth made of goat's hair].
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to earth, he persecuted the woman who had given birth to a son.
I will lay
Ephesians 2:20
[You are] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets [See I Cor. 12:28], with Christ Jesus Himself being the principal stone by which the entire building is aligned.
1 Peter 2:4
You should come to Him, who is a living stone, rejected by people, but chosen as precious in God's sight.
Revelation 21:18
The material for the city's wall was jasper, and the city [itself] was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.