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 I tell you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 12:13
Now when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the male-child:

I will lay

Ephesians 2:20
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone:
1 Peter 2:4
to whom coming as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen of God,
Revelation 21:18
And the structure of its wall was of Jasper, and the city pure gold, like transparent glass.