10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, 11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. 12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
Psalms 107:10–12
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Psalms 106:40–42
40 So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance. 41 He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
Job 34:26–28
26 He strikes them for their wickedness in full view, 27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
Psalms of Solomon 2:6–8
6 The sons and the daughters were m grievous captivity, Sealed was their neck, branded was it among the nations. (PSS) 7 According to their sins hath He done unto them, For He hath left them in the hands of them that prevailed. (PSS) 8 He hath turned away His face from pitying t… (PSS)
2 Baruch 13:8–10
8 For how long? Thou wilt say to them: Ye who have drunk the strained wine, Drink ye also of its dregs, The judgement of the Lofty One Who has no respect of persons." (2BA) 9 On this account he had aforetime no mercy on His own sons, But afflicted them as His enemies, b… (2BA)
Psalms 78:32–34
32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe. 33 So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror. 34 When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
Psalms 105:17–19
17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave. 18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, 19 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
Tobit 3:3–5
3 Remember me, and look at me. Don’t take vengeance on me for my sins and my ignorances, and the sins of my fathers who sinned before you. (WEB) 4 For they disobeyed your commandments. You gave us as plunder, for captivity, for death, and for a proverb of reproach to al… (WEB)
Psalms 78:9–11
9 The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle. 10 They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law. 11 They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
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