Quotes about Hardship

From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.

The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.

and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.

A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.

You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.

Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.