All your lovers have forgotten you;
they no longer look for you,
for I have struck you as an enemy would,
with the discipline of someone cruel,
because of your enormous guilt
and your innumerable sins.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,

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Summary

Job 30:21

Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

Become cruel

Jeremiah 30:14

Thy strong hand

Bible References

Become cruel

If I have sinned, what have I done to You,
Watcher of mankind?
Why have You made me Your target,
so that I have become a burden to You?

if I sin, You would notice,
and would not acquit me of my wrongdoing.

Will You frighten a wind-driven leaf?
Will You chase after dry straw?

His anger tears at me, and He harasses me.
He gnashes His teeth at me.
My enemy pierces me with His eyes.

then understand that it is God who has wronged me
and caught me in His net.

“Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor?

Thy strong hand

that He would decide to crush me,
to unleash His power and cut me off!

Would He prosecute me forcefully?
No, He will certainly pay attention to me.

You have a mighty arm;
Your hand is powerful;
Your right hand is lifted high.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,