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 unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be very sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the brethren, exhorting them to abide firm in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must pass into the kingdom of heaven.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give charge to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which had brought forth the male child.

I will lay

Ephesians 2:20
built up on the foundation of apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
1 Peter 2:4
Whom approaching, as the living stone, rejected indeed of men, but elect of God, and honourable,
Revelation 21:18
The structure of the wall of it was jasper, and the city pure gold, like clear glass.