this evil is of the Lord

Genesis 4:13
But Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Exodus 16:6-8
So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "This evening you will know it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, . . .

1 Samuel 28:6-8
He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. . . .

1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!" But the armor-bearer refused, because he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

Job 1:11, 21
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face." . . .

Job 2:5, 9
But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face." . . .

Proverbs 19:3
A man's own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Isaiah 8:21
They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

Jeremiah 2:25
Keep your feet from being unshod and your throat from thirst. But you say, 'It is hopeless! I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.'

Ezekiel 33:10
Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: 'Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?'

Matthew 27:4, 5
"I have sinned by betraying innocent blood, " he said. "What is that to us?" they replied. "You bear the responsibility." . . .

2 Corinthians 2:7, 11
So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. . . .

Revelation 16:9-11
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory. . . .

wait for the

Psalm 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD.

Psalm 37:7, 9
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; fret not when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. . . .

Psalm 62:5
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Isaiah 26:3
The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 50:10
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

Lamentations 3:25, 26
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. . . .

Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end, and will not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and not delay.

Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: