Lamentations 3:39

Israel's Affliction

³⁸ Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High? ³⁹ What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin? ⁴⁰ Let us make search and put our ways to the test, turning again to the Lord;

Sin

Micah 7:9

I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;

Proverbs 19:3

By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

Genesis 4:5-7

But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

Genesis 4:13-14

And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.

Leviticus 26:41

So that I went against them and sent them away into the land of their haters: if then the pride of their hearts is broken and they take the punishment of their sins,

Leviticus 26:43

And the land, while she is without them, will keep her Sabbaths; and they will undergo the punishment of their sins, because they were turned away from my decisions and in their souls was hate for my laws.

Numbers 11:11

And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?

Numbers 16:41

But on the day after, all the children of Israel made an outcry against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have put to death the Lord's people.

Numbers 17:12

And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.

Joshua 7:6-13

Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.

2 Samuel 6:7-8

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God.

2 Kings 3:13

But Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? go to the prophets of your father and your mother. And the king of Israel said, No; for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them up into the hands of Moab.

2 Kings 6:32

But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?

Ezra 9:13

And after everything which has come on us because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing that the punishment which you, O God, have given us, is less than the measure of our sins, and that you have kept from death those of us who are here;

Job 11:6

And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

Isaiah 38:17-19

See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.

Isaiah 51:20

Your sons are overcome, like a roe in a net; they are full of the wrath of the Lord, the punishment of your God.

Jeremiah 30:15

Why are you crying for help because of your wound? for your pain may never be taken away: because your evil-doing was so great and because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.

Lamentations 3:22

It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.

Jonah 2:3-4

For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.

Jonah 4:8-9

Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

Hebrews 12:5-12

And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;

Revelation 16:9

And men were burned with great heat: and they said evil things against the name of the God who has authority over these punishments; and they were not turned from their evil ways to give him glory.