8 Bible Verses about Water, As A Symbol Of Affliction

He extended his hand from above, he took me; he drew me out of the impetuous waters;

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

Deep calls unto deep at the voice of thy waterspouts; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

But the Lord shall give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction; thy rain shall never more be taken away, but thine eyes shall see thy rain:

When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

The poor and needy seek the waters that are not; their tongue fails for thirst; I the LORD will hear them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

For he commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. They mount up to the heavens; they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man, and all of their knowledge is of no avail.read more.
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivers them out of their afflictions. He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.