'Oppression' in the Bible

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;