caused

Psalm 129:1-3
Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth--let Israel now declare-- . . .

Isaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: 'Lie down, so we can walk over you.' And you made your back like the ground, and like a street to be traversed.

through

Isaiah 43:1, 2
Now this is what the LORD says--He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! . . .

Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God, " they said.

1 Thessalonians 3:3, 4
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. . . .

but thou

Psalm 33:19
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 40:2, 3
He lifted me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. . . .

Job 36:16
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.

Luke 16:25
But Abraham answered, 'Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are left to suffer.

James 5:11
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Revelation 7:14
"Sir, " I answered, "you know." So he replied, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

wealthy [heb.

Psalm 107:35-37
He turns a desert into pools of water, and a dry land into flowing springs. . . .

Isaiah 35:6, 7
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. . . .