'Misfortune' in the Bible

And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for [he said], "God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune."

Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, For misfortune he has brought them out, to slay them on the mountains, and to annihilate them from the face of the earth? Turn from the heat of thine anger, and repent of this evil against thy people!

“He has not observed misfortune in Jacob;Nor has He seen trouble in Israel;The Lord his God is with him,And the shout of a king is among them.

Wherever they went, the LORD worked against them to bring misfortune, just as the LORD had warned, and just as the LORD had promised them. As a result, they suffered greatly.

But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: boast thyself, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou, and Judah with thee?

He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home.

Thou thinkest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart has lifted thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou and Judah with thee?

Isn't this the way your ancestors acted, causing our God to bring on them and on this city all this misfortune? And now you are causing even more wrath on Israel, profaning the Sabbath like this!"

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words from] his lips.

"Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too!

The carefree are thinking, "I have contempt for misfortune,' Those who are about to stumble deserve it.

Calamity is hungry for him, and misfortune is ready at his side.

Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures.An unfanned fire will devour him;It will consume the survivor in his tent.

"How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain to them in his anger?

that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?

"Surely someone must not send a hand against [the] needy when, in his misfortune, [there is] a cry of help for them.

Doesn’t disaster come to the unjustand misfortune to evildoers?

If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him --

Let those who rejoice at my misfortunebe disgraced and humiliated;let those who exalt themselves over mebe clothed with shame and reproach.

No harm befalls the righteous,But the wicked are filled with trouble.

Misfortune will pursue sinners, but the righteous {will be rewarded with prosperity}.

Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.

This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:

God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor -- instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.

For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.

I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

They won't toil in vain nor bear children doomed to misfortune, for they will be offspring blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

They have lied about the LordAnd said, “Not He;Misfortune will not come on us,And we will not see sword or famine.

Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you.

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and the Lord changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are committing a great evil against ourselves.”

But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.

שׁ ShinPeople have heard me groaning,but there is no one to comfort me.All my enemies have heard of my misfortune;they are glad that You have caused it.Bring on the day You have announced,so that they may become like me.

Is it not from the mouth of the Most HighThat both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?

If a trumpet is blown in a city [warning of danger] will not the people tremble?If a disaster or misfortune occurs in a city has not the Lord caused it?

“Do not gloat over your brother’s day,The day of his misfortune.And do not rejoice over the sons of JudahIn the day of their destruction;Yes, do not boastIn the day of their distress.

"You should not have entered the gate of my people on the day of their disaster. Also, you should not have gloated over Judah's misfortune on the day of his disaster, nor should you have plundered his wealth on the day of his disaster.

Woe to [him who] obtains profit [from] evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be saved from the hand of misfortune!

Yahweh has annulled your judgments; he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, Yahweh, [is] in your midst; you shall no longer fear misfortune.