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, Ye will weep and lament; but the world will rejoice: ye will be sorrowful; but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Acts 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give to my two witnesses to prophesy twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman that had brought forth the male child.

I will lay

Ephesians 2:20
Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, On whom all the building fitly framed together,
1 Peter 2:4
To whom coming as unto a living stone, rejected indeed by men,
Revelation 21:18
And the building of the wall thereof was jasper, and the city was of pure gold, like clear glass.