Quotes about Struggle
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
— Hosea 12:3
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
— Hosea 12:4
I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
— Hosea 13:5
You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me—against your helper.
— Hosea 13:9
Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.
— Jonah 1:13
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
— Jonah 2:3
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
— Jonah 2:5
And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
— Jonah 4:3
But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.
— Micah 2:8
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
— Habakkuk 1:2
Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
— Habakkuk 2:7
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
— Habakkuk 3:7