'Suffering' in the Bible

He named the second child Ephraim, saying, "Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."

surely you would not want to wait until they were old enough to marry! Surely you would not remain unmarried all that time! No, my daughters, you must not return with me. For my intense suffering is too much for you to bear. For the Lord is afflicting me!"

She made a vow saying, "O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut."

The Lord saw Israel's intense suffering; everyone was weak and incapacitated and Israel had no deliverer.

"And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering -- those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

So he used suffering to humble them; they stumbled and no one helped them up.

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.

I am suffering terribly. O Lord, revive me with your word!

When the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,

The sovereign master will give you distress to eat and suffering to drink; but your teachers will no longer be hidden; your eyes will see them.

those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.

Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.

So then, listen to what I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, say. 'I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment.

Lord, grant me relief from my suffering so that I may have some relief. Rescue me from those who persecute me so that I may be rescued.

So then I, the Lord who rules over all, have something to say concerning the prophets of Jerusalem: 'I will make these prophets eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment. For the prophets of Jerusalem are the reason that ungodliness has spread throughout the land.'"

You have said, "I feel so hopeless! For the Lord has added sorrow to my suffering. I am worn out from groaning. I can't find any rest."'"

(Tsade) The Lord is right to judge me! Yes, I rebelled against his commands. Please listen, all you nations, and look at my suffering! My young women and men have gone into exile.

What my eyes see grieves me -- all the suffering of the daughters in my city.

Listen to the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander around in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years.

For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen.

"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.

Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.

There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world.

I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage -- I have conquered the world."

To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.'

The father of Publius lay sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after praying, placed his hands on him and healed him.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.

For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.

Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord's name.

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.

For this finds God's favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

suffering harm as the wages for their harmful ways. By considering it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight, they are stains and blemishes, indulging in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you.

So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in a way similar to these angels, are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.