Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to seek God in prayer
And the {Israelites} cried to Yahweh, as he [had] nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the {Israelites} {cruelly} for twenty years.
Indeed I heard Ephraim pitying themselves, 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf that is not trained. Bring me back and let me return, for you [are] Yahweh my God.
Yahweh has done what he has planned; he has fulfilled his promise that he ordained from the days of old; he has demolished and not shown mercy; he has made an enemy rejoice over you, he has exalted the {might} of your foes. Their heart cried to the Lord, "O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears stream down like a river; day and night, do not give yourself relief, do not give your eyes rest. "Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches; pour out your heart like water, before the face of the Lord. Lift to him your hands, for the life of your children, who faint in starvation, at the head of all streets."
Because I [will be] like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers. {I will return again} to my place until they acknowledge [their] guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.
Backsliding » Afflictions sent to heal
{I will return again} to my place until they acknowledge [their] guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.
Confession of sin » God requires
{I will return again} to my place until they acknowledge [their] guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.
When he becomes guilty {in any of} these, he shall confess what he has sinned {regarding} it,