Bible Verses About Human Suffering

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.