grievous.

Psalm 60:3
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

the treacherous

Isaiah 24:16
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: "Glory to the Righteous One." But I said, "I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me." The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

1 Samuel 24:13
As the old proverb says, 'Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.' But my hand will never be against you.

Jeremiah 51:44, 48, 49, 53
I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall. . . .

Revelation 13:10
"If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed." Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.

go up

Isaiah 13:2-4, 17, 18
Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. . . .

Jeremiah 50:14, 34
Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD. . . .

Jeremiah 49:34
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.

Jeremiah 51:11, 27, 28
Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD--vengeance for His temple. . . .

Daniel 5:28
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians."

Daniel 8:20
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

all the

Isaiah 14:1-3
For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and choose Israel once again. He will settle them on their own land. The foreigner will join them and be united with the house of Jacob. . . .

Isaiah 35:10
and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.

Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even upon the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

Psalm 12:5
"For the cause of the oppressed and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise, " says the LORD. "I will bring safety to him who yearns."

Psalm 79:11
May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

Psalm 137:1-3
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. . . .

Jeremiah 31:11, 12, 20, 25
For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him. . . .

Jeremiah 45:3
You have said, 'Woe is me, because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.'"

Jeremiah 51:3, 4
Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army! . . .

Lamentations 1:22
Let all their wickedness come before You, and deal with them as You have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. For my groans are many, and my heart is faint.

Micah 7:8-10
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. . . .

Zechariah 1:15, 16
but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have increased the calamity.' . . .