He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.

He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.

If you plant the seeds of injustice, disaster will spring up, and your oppression of others will end.

The LORD said, "Assyria! I use Assyria like a club to punish those with whom I am angry.

The LORD has ended the power of the evil rulers

who angrily oppressed the peoples and never stopped persecuting the nations they had conquered.

The LORD punished his people by sending them into exile. He took them away with a cruel wind from the east.

Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory.